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Read abstracts of recent peer-reviewed research studies conducted by members of CHOP's Center for Injury Research and Prevention and the Center for Violence Prevention.
New CHOP study explores teen gun access and co-existing behavioral health risk factors to develop action steps on curbing injuries and fatalities from firearms.
Read more for a discussion of a new study that explores the association between age of autism diagnosis and depression/self-harm behaviors in adolescence.
Read how bullying prevention researchers at CHOP explored the new paradigm of scientific edutainment in collaboration with an international technology team to develop a bullying prevention program for middle school students.
Learn how CHOP's Violence Intervention Program has shifted to virtual case management and therapeutic services to safety serve families during COVID-19.
Learn how the Center for Violence Prevention at CHOP has safely conducted research during COVID-19 and study improvements that will stay post-pandemic.