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ACT NOW!! PENDING LEGISLATION NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT NOW! The Shaken Baby Prevention Act of 2007 was introduced in Congress the 3rd week of April 2007 : Senate bill S.1204 (Dodd) on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 It's a first: a national awareness and education initiative to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome and other inflicted head trauma. SBS PREVENTION DOCUMENT CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENT House bill HR 2052 (Lowey) on Thursday, April 26, 2007 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200504912.html *************************************************************** Contact info for federal legislators: HOUSE OF GOVERNMENT Contact info for Senate: SENATE.GOV For the text of the bills: (search-shaken) VIEW THE TEXT OF THE BILLS *************************************************************** "National SBS Awareness Week" The third week of April 2006 & 2007 were recognized by the US Senate as National Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week. 2006 Awareness Week (Senate Resolution 439) 2007 Awareness Week (Senate Resolution 163) Congratulations to those who enacted the resolution in their individual state also. Start planning now to contact your representatives in January to enact this resolution for 2008 in your own state. Our goal is to have all 50 states represented. *************************************************************** Special Thanks The National Shaken Baby Coalition would like to recognize two individuals who work tirelessly and have been very instrumental in getting SBS Legislation to the forefront. Darryl Gibbs & George Lithco

"Start Your Planning NOW and JOIN US" 7th North American Conference on SBS Click Here For Information Sponsored by: The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome 2955 Harrison Blvd. Suite 102 Ogden, UT 84403 Phone: (801)627-3399 Fax: (801)627-3321 http://www.dontshake.com/ Want Information on Family Scholarships Click Here Need information on how to apply for a passport? Click on either site below for more information State Department Website *************************************************************** VANCOUVER CONFERENCE Click HERE to view the Conference Venue. *************************************************************** Click for information on traveling in Vancouver with special needs *************************************************************** Click HERE to download information of Tourism Vancouver (Adobe PDF format).

Family Participation Opportunity Dear Friends: The National Shaken Baby Coalition cordially invites you to participate in our third production for the family reception presentation to be shown at the Seventh North American Conference on Shaken Baby Syndrome in Vancouver, B. C., Canada, October 5-8, 2008. Our first presentation included the pictures and stories of 42 SBS victims, the second included 62, but sadly there are so many more pictures and stories that need to be included. We are striving to include as many families as we can to give a more accurate accounting of the number of families impacted. It is also a way to pay tribute to our SBS victims. If you would like to participate, please CLICK HERE for the photo release form, fill it out, send it back and include a picture(s), share your story and return to me no later than September 10, 2008 to allow time for production. Photos will not be returned unless requested. One free copy of the DVD will be given to each family that submits a photo and story. We also ask that if you know of other SBS families to please pass this information along to them also, as they might not be on our mailing list. If you have any questions, please feel free to email and I would be more than happy to assist you. Sincerely, Debbie Dycus Cofounder, Secretary/Treasurer

Shaken Baby Coalition Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is the collection of signs and symptoms resulting from the violent shaking of an infant or small child. It is a form of child abuse. In America last year, approximately 1,200 - 1,400 children were shaken for whom treatment was sought. Of these tiny victims, 25 -30% died as a result of their injuries. The rest will have lifelong complications. It is likely that many more babies suffer from the effects of SBS and no one knows, because SBS victims rarely have any external evidence of trauma.