OUR MISSION

The Center for Injury Research and Prevention pursues innovative solutions to prevent injury in children, youth, and young adults through rigorous research and collaboration to improve product design, policy, and education.

Our Team

The multidisciplinary team at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention is dedicated to translating research into action to keep children, teens, and young adults safe to live their best lives.

Featured Research Programs

  • Minds Matter Cncussion Research
    Minds Matter Concussion
    The Minds Matter Concussion Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia seeks to develop treatments to improve concussion outcomes for children, adolescents, and teens.
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  • child occupant protection
    Child Occupant Protection
    The Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP has been studying how to improve child occupant protection for more than two decades.
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  • teen driving safety research
    Teen Driving Safety
    CIRP’s Teen Driving Safety Research program is working to reduce the frequency and severity of motor vehicle crashes involving teens behind the wheel.
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Virtual Driving Assessment Predicts Risk of Crashing for Newly Licensed Drivers

 

Watch Elizabeth Walshe, PhD talk about new research on predicting crash risk in newly licensed young drivers in this video.

Publications

Browse a list of recent peer-reviewed publications covering the broad range of research performed here at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention.