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SIDS-Focused Partner Sites
- Association of SIDS
and Infant Mortality Programs
Find information on bereavement and risk reduction
activities including programs of counseling, education,
advocacy, and research. ASIP ensures that there is
a supportive community response for those affected
by infant and child death and to reduce the risk of
death for future children.
- CJ Foundation for
SIDS
The CJ Foundation for SIDS is a nationwide voluntary
health organization dedicated to recognizing the special
needs of the SIDS community through funding SIDS research
and support services. On their Web site you can find
basic SIDS information and many helpful resources
for families.
- Cribs for
Kids
"A safe sleep education program that provides
the intervention of a crib if needed to low- income
moms to help reduce the risk of injury and death of
infants due to SIDS or unsafe sleep environments."
- First Candle
This site is your gateway to support whether you are
looking for information on how to make sure that your
infant thrives and survives or if you have experienced
an infant death. This site has resources tailored
toward child care providers as well as parents and
others.
- NICHD
"Back to Sleep" Campaign
Looking for free materials to use in your center or
home? Then this is the place for you. The NICHD provides
free materials that are tailored to many different
groups including African Americans, health professionals,
parents, and others.
- Project
Impact
Project Impact is here to enhance communication among
state and local programs and federal and state policymakers.
It is closely linked to the First Candle/SIDS Alliance
Program Support Center, the National SIDS and Infant
Death Resource Center, and the National Center for
Cultural Competence.
- First
Candle/SIDS Alliance Program Support Center
This center provides guidance and materials for educational
efforts on reducing the risk of infant death as well
as providing compassionate grief support to those
affected by an infant death.
- National SIDS
& Infant Death Resource Center
Works with the three other partners to provide educational
materials, resources, technical assistance, publications,
services for bereavement support and risk reduction,
as well as helping to improve services to underserved
populations.
- National
Center for Cultural Competence
This center assists the National SIDS Partners in
ensuring that the educational and other materials
created are culturally sensitive and competent.
Other Partner Web Sites
Child
Care Bureau
Head
Start Bureau
Maternal and Child
Health Bureau
National Association
for Family Child Care
The National
Association for Regulatory Administration
National Conference
of State Legislatures
National Institute
of Child Health and Human Development
National Resource Center
for Health and Safety in Child Care
National Association
for the Education of Young Children
National
Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants
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