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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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
Valentina Graci PhD Women in STEM Video
— CHOP Cornerstone Blog

Research In Action Blog

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Building Bridges: From Car Seats to Exercise Science and a Path to Injury Prevention
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Kasey Stammen, a CIRP REU student, reflects on how her interdisciplinary experience bridging exercise science and injury biomechanics helped her realize that a career in injury prevention doesn’t require choosing one path—but connecting them.

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Common Consumer Product Injuries in Children and How to Prevent Them
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CIRP Publications April 2026
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Uncovering a “Leaky Pipeline” of Injury
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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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