Program areas at WATCH
W.a.t.c.hWatcht.c.h. Raises awareness and informs the public about child safety issues through written materials, speeches, workshops, interviews, and presentations geared toward consumers, parent groups, schools and other organizations (some examples over the years include franciscan children's, parenting for connection, teen summer expo, the jai institute for parenting, boston university, qcap head start).w.a.t.c.h. Representatives discussed toy safety issues in forums geared toward providing safety information to families, caregivers and educators. The bi-annual conferences (the fall "toy safety conference and the spring "summer safety conference") have generated extensive national press and media coverage, successfully sharing safety information with the public, including outlets such as cbs, abc, nbc, fox, cw, and premiere network. For example, in 2023 safety information from toy safety conferences was included in a combined 19,093,595 million viewer impressions for print, tv, radio and digital coverage. Multiple media outlets disseminated information relating to w.a.t.c.hWatcht.c.h. 's "10 worst Toys and "summer safety traps" including wcvb channel 5 news and online, which reaches a total 1.1 million monthly uvm.w.a.t.c.h. 's '10 worst Toys' list was shared on various outlets recently including whdh-tv channel 7, wesh in orlando, 98.5 boston the sports hub, cbs tv news chicago, kxnet news, citibiz news boston, channel 5 tv 6pm news boston, to name a few. Please find the coverage links below.whdh-tv channel 7- httpswhdhcomnewstoytroublehazardo... tv, orlando- httpswwwweshcomarticlesafetoyshol... 98.5 boston the sports hub- https985thesportshubcomlisticleth... news tv chicago (76,100 online impressions)- httpswwwcbsnewscomchicagonewscons... kxnet news (6,000 online impessions)- httpswwwkxnetcomnewsnationalnews2... citybiz boston (general business news) (15,000 viewers)- httpswwwcitybizcoarticle430129wor... 5 tv 6pm news boston (114,200 viewers)- httpswwwwcvbcomarticlewatchsummer... year-round newspaper, radio, podcast and television interviews are another way w.a.t.c.hWatcht.c.h. Helps keep the public informed about safety information relevant to Toys and children's products. For instance, w.a.t.c.hWatcht.c.h. Representatives have been guest speakers for the popular family advice podcasts such as 'parenting our future: summer safety myths & traps with robbin mcmanne and 'the safest family on the block with jason brick.'w.a.t.c.h. 's efforts in protecting children has been chronicled by many national and local media outlets including the dailymailtv, wcvb online (news), the doctors, megyn kelly today, fox & friends, larry king live, dateline, good morning america, the today show, 60 minutes, cnn news, the Washington times, la times, boston herald, the philadelphia inquirer, and usa today. Media articles and appearances have disseminated important safety information to a wide audience (i.e. More than an estimated one million viewers were reached as a result of appearances on the doctors and megyn kelly live today). Additionally, w.a.t.c.hWatcht.c.h. Keeps the public apprised of timely safety issues by compiling and publishing written materials (i.e. Information on products, recalls, injuries) and by sharing content on social media (facebook, x, instagram, linkedin) and on its website (toysafety.org). Many organizations and groups share w.a.t.c.hWatcht.c.h. 's research and publications with their caregiver, parent and consumer audiences, such as hospitals, doctors' offices, and schools. W.a.t.c.hWatcht.c.h. 's program this year also continued its #shoutsafety informational campaign, highlighting the importance of sharing safety information for the prevention of injuries. The annual "10 worst toy list", conferences, workshops, media appearances and social media are a few of the ways w.a.t.c.hWatcht.c.h. Continues to fight to protect children from unsafe Toys and other children's products. The positive responses from the media and the public have resulted in numerous toy and product design changes and children's lives have been saved. By raising public awareness, w.a.t.c.hWatcht.c.h. Fights to ensure children's safety is a priority for the industry and government regulatory agencies.