Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS)

OUR MISSION

The Center for Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS) is advancing the safety of children, youth, and young adults by facilitating scientific inquiry into childhood and young adult injuries and translating these findings into commercial applications and educational programs for preventing future injuries.

Who We Are and How We Work

Founded in 2005 by the National Science Foundation, CChIPS is hosted at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and The Ohio State University.

FEATURED RESEARCHER

Declan Patton, PhD is a Research Scientist at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. At CChIPS, he is investigating the benefit of support legs in rear-facing child restraint systems in reducing head injury metrics during frontal crashes.

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