Speak Up: CHOP Toolkit Promotes Conversations Around Safer Gun Storage
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Gun injuries are now the leading cause of death for children and teens. Here’s how to have conversations with friends and family about safer gun storage.
Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center News and Updates
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Helping Families Overcome Trauma & Grow Resilience
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Children living in the neighborhoods around the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia campus in West and Southwest Philadelphia have experienced more than their fair share of trauma, which only increased with the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in gun violence.
Medical Care and Recovery Differ for Patients Suffering from Concussions Related to Assaults
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Study is first to show important disparities between concussions sustained from assaults compared with sports-related injuries.
Health on Wheels
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A new Mobile Health Unit brings care and more to adolescents in underserved neighborhoods.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Announces New Collaboration with University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center and Uplift Center for Grieving Children to Offer Innovative Grief and Trauma Programs for West & Southwest Philadelphia Students
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Announces New Collaboration with University of Pennsylvania’s Netter Center and Uplift Center for Grieving Children to Offer Innovative Grief and Trauma Programs for West & Southwest Philadelphia Students.
Gun Safety and Your Adolescent
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CHOP pediatrician offers tips about how best to protect your teens and youth from accidental or intentional injury due to firearms in the home.
Cyberbullying: What It is and How to Prevent It
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As children and teens spend more time online for school, socializing and gaming, cyberbullying is on the rise. CHOP offers tips to better support your child.