• Each week at least one young adolescent dies and more than 100 are hospitalised as a result of unintentional injury.

• Find out more about the injury risks that young adolescents face and what you can do to help reduce these injury riks.

• Let us know what you think

Welcome to the Safer transitions website that focuses on reducing the risk of adolescent injury for young adolescents, from about 10 to 14 years of age. Safer transitions because adolescence is very much about transition and change. These changes often lead to young people getting injured – whether it’s when they are getting about, playing sport or doing more to help out, including working for pay.

For parents we’ve focused on injury risks and the adolescent transitions you may recognise in your own child – wanting more independence, the increasing influence of peers, communication matters and the still developing adolescent brain. We’ve also provided safety checklists for walking, cycling, rural activities, sport and working – use them to help find ways of reducing these injury risks.

For health and education practitioners and those with a professional interest in the health and safety of young adolescents we’ve included an overview of early adolescent unintentional injury through a discussion of emerging issues and injury statistics. We hope this will increase awareness of the importance of unintentional injury prevention.