PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mariana Brussoni
AU  - Sara Brunelle
AU  - Ian Pike
AU  - Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter
AU  - Susan Herrington
AU  - Heather Turner
AU  - Scott Belair
AU  - Louise Logan
AU  - Pamela Fuselli
AU  - David J Ball
TI  - Can child injury prevention include healthy risk promotion?
AID  - 10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041241
DP  - 2015 Oct 01
TA  - Injury Prevention
PG  - 344--347
VI  - 21
IP  - 5
4099  - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/21/5/344.short
4100  - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/21/5/344.full
SO  - Inj Prev2015 Oct 01; 21
AB  - To reflect on the role of risk-taking and risky play in child development and consider recommendations for the injury prevention field, a symposium was held prior to the November 2013 Canadian Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference. Delegates heard from Canadian and international researchers, practitioners and play safety experts on child development, play space design and playground safety, provision of recreation, and legal and societal perceptions of risk and hazard. The presenters provided multidisciplinary evidence and perspectives indicating the potential negative effect on children's development of approaches to injury prevention that prioritise safety and limit children's opportunities for risky play. Delegates considered the state of the field of injury prevention and whether alternative approaches were warranted. Each presenter prepared a discussion paper to provide the opportunity for dialogue beyond attendees at the symposium. The resulting discussion papers provide a unique opportunity to consider and learn from multiple perspectives in order to develop a path forward.