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What You Need to Know During Patient Safety Awareness Week
Did you know that Patient Safety Awareness Week is this week, March 10th – 16th? This annual event brings recognition to the importance of patient safety and encourages people to learn more about health care safety in general. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimates that 1 in 31 hospitalized patients will acquire an […]
4 Safety Tips to Help Protect Your Child in the Bathtub
For many families, taking a bath is a staple in their child’s nighttime routine. Bubbles, rubber ducks, and warm water all make bathtime fun for a child, but in reality, the bathtub can be a dangerous place for young children and accidents can happen in an instant. This is why it is so important to […]
3 Very Real Dangers of Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is one of the scariest, most despicable crimes in modern existence. The United Nations considers human trafficking a global human rights epidemic. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security defines it as modern-day slavery involving the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. It also […]
Steps to Take If You Suspect Your Disabled Child Has Been Harmed
One of the worst moments for the parent of a disabled child is when he or she discovers or suspects his or her child has been harmed at school. As a parent of a school-age child with disabilities, you place your trust in the teachers, administration, and support staff who will be caring for your […]
Tips for Protecting Your High Schooler from Juvenile Crimes
Experiencing a crime can be traumatic, whether it involves a stolen wallet or a physical assault. For parents, the experience can be a magnitude of worse when it’s their teenage children who become victims of crime, especially at the hands of other teenagers. Statistically, teens are twice as likely as any other age group to […]
Tips for Ensuring the Safety of Your Child with Special Needs
Nothing is more important than ensuring your child with special needs is safe. When your child faces disabilities of any kind, as a parent, family member, or friend, it is incumbent on you to make sure he or she is as safe as possible. While within the home environment most things facing your child can […]
What Should I Do When I am Pulled Over?
Getting pulled over by a law enforcement officer can have varying outcomes: a warning, a citation, or maybe even an arrest. Whatever the reason for getting stopped, your choices at that time can impact what happens. This includes not only the arrest itself but the legal steps to follow. First, it’s important to recognize the […]