Press Releases

The Center’s published research papers, evidence-based reports, and initiatives are highlighted in CIRP press releases from 2002 to the present.

 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |  2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2003 | 2002

2020

• Study Shows Vision and Balance Issues are Common in Elementary School-age Children with a Concussion
  June 4, 2020

• Most Mass Shootings Occur Closest to Hospitals without Verification to Treat Trauma
  March 18, 2020

• CHOP Study Demonstrates How to Collect True Impact Incidents from Head Impact Sensors in Youth Sports
  March 10, 2020

• Teens with a History of ADHD Need Stronger Monitoring of Health Risks
  February 11, 2020

2019

• Female Athletes Seek Specialty Care for Concussion Later than Males
  September 16, 2019

• Slower Growth in Working Memory Linked to Teen Driving Crashes
  September 13, 2019

• Parent Support Is Key When Autistic Adolescents Want to Learn to Drive
  June 18, 2019
• Teens with ADHD Get More Traffic Violations for Risky Driving, Have Higher Crash Risk Regardless of Age When Licensed
  May 20, 2019
• One in Six Children with Concussion Experiences a Second Concussion Within Two Years
  May 14, 2019

2018

• Penn and CHOP Team Receives $1.84 Million Grant to Study Best Practices for Curbing Cell Phone Use While Driving
  November 6, 2018

• Are Eyes a Window to Diagnosing Acute Concussion in Youth?
  October 9, 2018

• New Research Finds About Half of Parents Use Cell Phones With Young Children in the Car
  July 12, 2018
• How Do You Get Teens to Stop Cell Phone Use While Driving? Survey Says, Show Them the Money
  April 24, 2018
• It's Not Just Contact Sports: Youth Concussions Result from Broad Range of Activities
  April 4, 2018 
• Mental Health Issues Linked to Risky Driving in Newly Licensed Teens 
  March 27, 2018

2017

• Teens with Weak Attention Skills at Greater Risk of Hazardous Driving
  November 16, 2017
• CHOP Leads Child Safety Project Through Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center
  August 2, 2017
• Ohio Leads Country with Portable Driver Simulators to Assess Driving Skills of New Drivers
  July 20, 2017
• New Tools Lead to Robust and Quick Uptake of Concussion Management Strategies
  June 26, 2017
• Technology Addiction More Likely a Factor for Teen Drivers Texting and Talking with Friends Than with Parents
  June 23, 2017

• Motor Vehicle Crash Risk for Teens with ADHD Much Lower than Previously Reported
  June 12, 2017

• Adolescent Boys Treated at Urban ER for Violent Injury Want Mental Health Care
  May 16, 2017

• Innovative Study to Leverage Diagnostic Measures for Sports-related Concussions in Clinic, Field
  May 15, 2017

• One in Three Teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder Receives Driver's License
  April 11, 2017
• Penn/CHOP Study Helps Inform Interventions for Global Road Traffic Injury
  January 30, 2017

2016

• Teens Comply with Legislated Driving Restrictions on Vast Majority of Trips
  October 13, 2016
• New Activity-Tracking App Could Improve Concussion Care
  September 20, 2016
• Reducing "Mean Girls" Behaviors in Classrooms Benefits Boys and Teachers Too
  August 2, 2016
• U.S. May Be Greatly Undercounting Pediatric Concussions
  May 31, 2016
• Penn Joins CARE grand Alliance Clinical Study Core
  March 4, 2016

2015

• Gaps in Care for Child Trauma and Stress After Injury
  December 17, 2015
• Teens Know Dangers of Driving and Cellphone Use, Yet Do It Anyway, Penn Research Shows
  November 30, 2015
• Teaching Problem-Solving and Leadership to Young Urban African-American Girls Reduces Their Relational Aggression
  November 23, 2015
• Innovative Program Marks a Decade of Innovation in Child Safety
  November 19, 2015
• Many New Licensed Drivers Don't Know How to Drive
  June 8, 2015
• Beyond the Bandages: Study Finds Pediatric Trauma Nurses Know About Trauma-Informed Care
  January 12, 2015
• Parallel Consulting Awarded NIH Phase I STTR Grant
  January 12, 2015

2014

• New Jersey's Teen Driver Decals Show Sustained Link with Fewer Crashes
  November 3, 2014
• Parents Part of Problem in Distracted Teen Driving, Study Finds
  August 8, 2014
• Center For Injury Research And Prevention At CHOP Announces New Co-Scientific Director
  July 16, 2014
• The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s TeenDrivingPlan helps parents optimize quantity, variety of driving practice for better on-road results
  June 23, 2014
• Child Injury Experts Launch AfterTheInjury.org/es to Help Families Fully Recovery After An Injury
  Press release in Spanish
  May 29, 2014
• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Announces Violence Prevention Initiative
  May 14, 2014
• Teen Drivers Need Better Training to Counter Inexperience and Inattention
  April 30, 2014

2013

• Severely Injured Children Need Continued Care After Rehabilitation, Finds CHOP Study
  October 24, 2013

• With More Insured Youth, Health Systems Should Prepare for a Potential Influx of Young Patients Seeking Medical Care for Injuries
  July 29, 2013
• Report from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Shows Rear Seat Design is a Priority for Children's Safety in Cars
  April 29, 2013
• National Teen Driver Safety Report Finds Safety Gains for Teen Passengers
  April 4, 2013

2012

• Survey of Emergency and Primary Care Pediatricians Highlights Need for Training, Tools to Manage Kids' Concussions
  November 12, 2012
• New Jersey's Teen Driver Decals Linked With Fewer Crashes
  October 23, 2012
• Teen Seat Belt Use Is Significantly Higher In States With Stronger Laws
  April 19, 2012
• Head Injuries Most Common Injury in Teen Crashes
  March 29, 2012
• New Studies Focus On Peer Passengers: "The Other Distraction" for Teen Drivers
  January 24, 2012
• New Study Probes How Teens With High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders Approach Learning to Drive
  January 9, 2012

2011

•  Center Experts Find Car Seats Protect Overweight Kids, Too
  November 28, 2011
•  New Study Finds Children Are Safer in Crashes When Driven By Grandparents
  July 18, 2011
• New Study Pinpoints What Happens Right Before Teens Crash
  April 11, 2011
• National Report Highlights Forgotten Victims of Teen Driver Crashes
  January 24, 2011

2010

• Want Teens to Stay Off the Phone While Driving? New Research Shows a Positive Approach May Be Best
  June 30, 2010
• CHOP Biomechanical Engineers Help Auto Industry Develop More Accurate Pediatric Crash Test Dummies
  February 24, 2010
  
  View the full Research Report
   
• New Research Finds More Than One-third of Parents Experience Traumatic Stress One Month After Child’s Injury
  January 11, 2010

2009

• Good Morning America: Center Experts Respond to Controversial SuperFreakonomics Chapter on the Effectiveness of Car Seats
  October 20, 2009
•  New Study Reaffirms Booster Seat Recommendations for Children Through Age 8
  October 19, 2009
•  New Research Shows Parent-Teen Interactions May Cut Teen Crash Risk in Half
  September 28, 2009
•  Summertime or "Trauma Season?" – Experts Launch www.AfterTheInjury.org to Help Parents and Kids Fully Recover
  May 27, 2009
  
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2008

• 1 in 25 or 4.2% of Teens Drive Unlicensed; Researchers See More Fatalities Associated With This Overlooked Group
  November 3, 2008
•  Thousands of Teens Reveal Their Driving Perceptions and Experience in Scientific Survey; Researchers Identify Gaps in Education
  May 5, 2008
• New Study Confirms Current Recommendations for 0- to 3-year-olds in Child Restraints
  May 5, 2008
•  New Research Shows Car Crash Deaths Increase Starting at Age 12
  March 3, 2008
•  Medicaid Reimbursement for Car Seats Is Cost-Effective Health Policy
  January 16, 2008

2007

•  New Research Shows Latino Children Ages 4-8 Are Most Likely To Be Injured in Motor Vehicle Crashes
  September 24, 2007
• While Caution is Warranted, Child Passengers Are Safer When Teen Driver is Their Sibling: Study Has Implications For "Family Exemptions" to Graduated Driver Licensing Laws
  June 14, 2007
  
  Read the Study Abstract
• Congressional Resolution Would Address Teen Driver Deaths: Pennsylvania Legislators Propose National Teen Driver Safety Week for October
  June 6, 2007
  
  Learn more about National Teen Driver Safety Week 
•  Laws Prove to be Effective in Protecting Young Passengers: New Research Shows That Booster Seat and Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Laws Increase Age-Appropriate Restraint Use Among Children
  March 5, 2007

2006

•  Researchers Outline Measures to Reduce Teen Crash Risk
  June 21, 2006
•  Study Confirms Child Car Seats Save More Lives than Seatbelts Alone
  June 5, 2006

2005

•  Children Unhurt in Crashes Should Still be Monitored for Acute Stress Reactions
  November 7, 2005
•  Most Crashes Involving Children Occur Close to Home
  October 19, 2005

 

2003

•  Booster Seats Provide Significant Protection From Injury Through Age 7, Say Researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  June 3, 2003

2002

•  Skateboard-Related Injuries Double in Recent Years Say Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  October 10, 2002
•  Bicycle Handlebar-Associated Injuries Call for the Need To Establish Industry Standards, According to Researchers At The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  September 12, 2002
•  Acute Stress Disorder Is Common Among Children and Parents Following Pediatric Traffic Injury, According to Researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  June 3, 2002