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Dr. Agarwal shares how understanding children’s developmental stages and individual circumstances can help clinicians provide more effective, equitable, and personalized injury prevention strategies.
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After a suicide attempt involving poisoning, families and healthcare professionals can help reduce future risk by making medications and other potentially harmful substances less accessible at home.
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Dr. Waasdorp shares new research showing that preventing cyberbullying may depend less on choosing the "right" parenting tactic and more on pairing clear boundaries with strong parent-child communication and connection.
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Read our latest roundup of notable child injury prevention news articles from August 2026.
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Dr. Anireddy Reddy shares her recent research demonstrating that the PICU is an acceptable and valuable setting for universal firearm safe-storage counseling, providing an important opportunity to promote safer firearm practices and prevent pediatric firearm injuries.
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A growing trend of drivers using dash cams to create viral social media content may encourage risky driving behaviors, raising new concerns for adolescent driver safety and injury prevention.
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Julianna Berardi shares results from a CHOP Violence Intervention Program quality improvement initiative that strengthened patient and family feedback collection and offers a roadmap for optimizing patient-reported outcomes in other clinical settings.
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The Poison Control Center at CHOP is warning families, healthcare providers, and policymakers about a concerning rise in serious and potentially fatal diphenhydramine poisonings, particularly among teenagers.
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ATV and UTV injuries among children are predictable and preventable. Learn why stronger safety measures are needed to protect kids and teens.
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Dr. Elizabeth Silvestro describes how undergraduate research interns in the CHAMP Lab are advancing pediatric injury prevention through hands-on innovation, collaboration, and mentorship.
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Learn why gel-filled squishy toys can pose a serious burn risk when heated, including through microwaving or being left in a hot car.
