Empowering parents & youth through education
Our education sessions help children, families, and community members learn practical ways to prevent injury.
Through engaging presentations, we share evidence-based information on topics such as home safety, water safety, medicine safety, and more. Each session is designed to build awareness, strengthen prevention habits, and give participants the tools they need to to protect themselves and those they care for.
Interested in an educational session? Contact Brenda at brendap@communityhealthwmt.org.
Not seeing a topic you need? Let us know! The topics below are ones we provide most often. We can develop or tailor presentations based on need or audience.
OTC Medicine Safety
Build children’s knowledge about medicine safety before they start self-administering medicine—which often begins around age 11—to avoid mistakes and misuse that could lead to poisoning.
Audience: 5th-8th grade youth | Presentation Length: 1-hour
*This presentation can be adapted for parent/caregiver groups
Safe at Home
Each year, more than 3 million children are injured in the home environment—the place we often feel safest—by poisoning, firearms, burns, and more. This session provides practical steps to protect children at home as they grow.
Audience: Parents and caregivers | Presentation Length: 1-hour
Water Safety
Drowning can happen quickly and silently, but with a few key steps, you can keep children safe whenever water is part of the day. This session shares practical ways to protect children around water, including layers of protection, life jacket use, swimming lessons, and understanding the unique risks of open water.
Audience: Parents and caregivers | Presentation Length: 1-hour
Be SMART
Be SMART starts with a simple conversation about guns, kids, teens, and safety. Learning to be a Be SMART adult means taking practical steps to prevent unintentional shooting, suicide, or school shooting due to unsecured gun access — and helping keep kids safe.
Audience: Parents and caregivers | Presentation Length: 45 minutes to 1-hour
QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer
QPR is a suicide prevention training for participants to be able to recognize the warning signs of suicide and Question, Persuade, and Refer people at risk of suicide to those who can provide help.
Audience: Parents and caregivers | Presentation Length: 1- to 1.5-hours