Dr. Mark Zonfrillo shares that, despite strong evidence that proper child restraint use saves lives, persistent misuse, inequities, and emerging transportation challenges mean preventing child passenger injuries and deaths still requires urgent, coordinated action across healthcare, policy, community, and industry sectors.

Read our latest roundup of notable child injury prevention news articles from January 2026.

As we look ahead to 2026, let's take a look back at some of the most read blog posts from the last year. 

Dr. Huang highlights previous blog posts on dangerous social media trends, emphasizing the real-world risks they pose to adolescents.

Read abstracts of recent peer-reviewed research studies conducted by members of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention and the Center for Violence Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

During Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Week September 21st-27th, learn why and how to avoid prematurely moving a child to the next restraint type before they're ready.

Dr. Rachel Myers shares how CIRP's mission to advance research that prevents injury and promotes recovery for children is more urgent and lifesaving than ever.

Jalaj Maheshwari shares newly published research exploring how effective prevention technologies would be if applied to real world cases of pediatric vehicular heatstroke.

Read our latest roundup of notable child injury prevention news articles from June 2025.

The Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS), a child injury research consortium hosted by CHOP and The Ohio State University, announces its 2025-2026 portfolio of 10 new research projects.