What’s new at CIRP

Below you will find links to the latest child safety research news and articles featuring the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, along with an archive of prominent news stories and press releases.

Press Releases

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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Uncover “Leaky Pipeline” of Escalating Disparities Across the Care Pathway for Pediatric Head Injury Patients
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Minds Matter research found escalating disparities at each point along the healthcare system journey for pediatric head trauma patients.

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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Autistic Adolescents Are Motivated by Caregiver Support, Specialized Instruction to Pursue Driver’s License
Minds Matter Co-Director Elected to American Pediatric Society
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Show Eye Tracking Metrics Help Identify Concussion-Related Vision Disorders
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In The News

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In the Driver's Seat: Traffic Safety Prevention as a Health Care Issue
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Flaura Winston is quoted in this feature in Medical Assisting Today on teen driver safety as a critical component of teen health care. 

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Researchers Identify Disparities Along Concussion Care Pathway for Pediatric Head Injury
— CHOP Research Institute
Patients With Higher Markers Of Marginalization More Likely To Rely On Emergency Departments For Concussion Care
— Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
Concussion Symptoms Persist in Many Young Children in the Months Following Injury
— Neurology Today

Research In Action Blog

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Testing Firearm Injury Prevention Efforts to Save Young Lives
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Dr. Katelin Hoskins was recently featured in a CHOP Research Institute Cornerstone blog post highlighting her research on evaluating the inpatient hospital implementation of a nurse-led firearm storage intervention. Read more for an excerpt of the blog post.

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From Research to Real-World Practice: The Evolution of the Friend to Friend Program
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Three Things We’re Excited About From Lifesavers 2026
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CChIPS Announces 2026-2027 Child Injury Prevention Research Portfolio
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Newsletters

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Young Driver Safety Research In Action Newsletter - April 2026
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Lifesavers Annual Meeting, Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and a new resource on hearing loss and driving

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Research In Action Blog Newsletter - April 2026
Center for Violence Prevention External Newsletter - April 2026
Minds Matter Research in Action - April 2026
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