Aboriginal First 2000 Days Key Messages: Safe and Healthy Environments for Children

First 2000 Days for Aboriginal Families: Safe and Healthy Environments for Children

Why is it important?
• Children rely on parents, carers and adults to provide safe and secure environments. This includes where they live, play and learn.
• The places where children live, play, and learn can impact their growing brains and bodies.

What to do?
• Practice safe sleeping for babies.
• Children should be protected from family conflict and violence.
• Children should live in a home free from smoking, vaping, alcohol, and other drugs.
• Children should live in housing that is secure.
• Avoid home safety hazards such as falls, burns, scalds, poisoning and drowning.
• Talk to a professional for support to navigate housing, stress, financial issues, and conflict.

1800 RESPECT Confidential support for people affected by domestic, family or sexual violence.

Family Relationships Online Support for relationship issues.

KidSafe NSW Tips on home, community, water, playground, and road safety.

NSW Poisons Information Centre 13 11 26 Information about poisons and chemicals.

First Nations Resources | Red Nose Australia Tips for safe sleeping.