Foster Children: Summer Safety
Keeping foster children safe in the water
Water. It can be so much fun, but oh so dangerous. The National Safe Kids Campaign (2004) reports that “drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 1–14 and the leading cause of unintentional injury-related death among children ages 1–4. The majority of drownings and near-drownings occur in residential swimming pools and in open water sites.” Furthermore, in 2004, “approximately 2,300 children ages 14 and under died from unintentional injuries that occurred in the home. Nearly 80 percent of these deaths were among children ages 4 and under.”
Foster Children News Headlines on Summer Safety
Reported cases of swimming pool accidents involving foster children that actually go to trial are not common. Many more cases are filed and settled out of court. A sampling of unfortunate headlines dealing with Foster Children tells the story:
Suit Settled In Foster Child’s Near-drowning
Mother may sue over baby who drowned in foster care
Toddler ‘drowned in pool while her foster parents partied’
Foster child drowns in pool, parents question DHS
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