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The world of child injury prevention advances quickly in big and small steps each day. The Research In Action blog shares credible and timely commentary on the latest news, research, events, and more as we work together to keep children safe. We invite comments to spur friendly conversation among our readers. Please Contact Us for any information requests.

Recent CIRP Publications - November 2022

Published November 15, 2022 in Research in action

Read abstracts of recent peer-reviewed research studies by members of CHOP's Center for Injury Research and Prevention and Center for Violence Prevention.

Recent CIRP Publications - November 2022

School-based Intervention Can Help Stop “Mean Girls” Tendencies

Published November 23, 2015 in Research in action

School-based Intervention Can Help Stop “Mean Girls” Tendencies

A recently published study has established CHOP’s Friend to Friend as the first and only relational aggression intervention to demonstrate a decrease in relationally-aggressive behaviors among urban minority girls that continued at least a year after the conclusion of the program.

Should Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Include Community-level Indicators?

Published October 22, 2015 in Research in action

Should Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Include Community-level Indicators?

New research led by the Philadelphia ACE Task Force Research Workgroup uses a more socioeconomically and racially diverse urban population to measure both Conventional and Expanded (community-level) ACEs.

New Resource Alert: Gun Safety Webinar Recording

Published September 15, 2015 in Research in action

New Resource Alert: Gun Safety Webinar Recording

CHOP's Violence Prevention Initiative has a new resource available-- a recorded webinar on the topic of gun safety in the home.

Suicide Screening in Adolescents: The Potential To Save A Life

Published August 13, 2015 in Research in action

Suicide Screening in Adolescents: The Potential To Save A Life

This post explores the topic of adolescent suicide and how the CHOP Emergency Department is employing a Behavioral Health Screen for all adolescents ages 14 to 19.

One Kind Word Training Applied

Published July 15, 2015 in Research in action

One Kind Word Training Applied

One Kind Word training teaches us to positively intervene when they see a parent-child conflict in a way that is helpful and supportive to both parent and child.

Remembering Gun Violence Victims - National Gun Violence Awareness Day

Published June 2, 2015 in Research in action

Remembering Gun Violence Victims - National Gun Violence Awareness Day

Today, the Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI) team is proud to wear orange in support of victims of gun violence for National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

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