CHOP pediatrician offers tips about how best to protect your teens and youth from accidental or intentional injury due to firearms in the home.

Families rely on clinicians to provide advice on how to keep their children healthy, and a recurring topic throughout the lifespan is injury prevention—from monitoring their infant’s sleep to supervising their teen’s driving practices.

Suspensions disproportionately affect low income, Black and Hispanic families and may severely limit access to employment and healthcare.

Once random and rare, today mass shootings are relatively common, often high-profile events that lead to catastrophic outcomes for both victims and witness bystanders. A new research letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) shows that one in five mass shootings occurs within a block of a school and more than 90% occur within a mile of a school or place where children gather.

Groups at highest risk of traffic injury drive vehicles without safety features that could potentially save their lives.

Important topics like teen driving safety, water safety, and poison prevention are not always discussed, which means strategies for covering those topics need to be devised.

In a new study focused on concussions in children ages 5-11, CHOP researchers identify opportunities to improve outcomes for this age group through more consistent assessments at the initial health care visit.

Researchers observed male and female soccer players during competitive play and found that head impact sensor data requires video to review false positives.

There’s a serious danger of children getting injured when using fireworks at home. Learn the risks and follow these safety tips.

For Child Passenger Safety Week, a CHOP injury prevention expert shares helpful tips on car seat safety.