A new study reveals U.S. children are facing worsening mortality and chronic health challenges compared to peers in other high-income countries. Between 2001–2019, there were more than 315,000 excess child and adolescent deaths in the U.S., with firearm violence, substance use, and motor vehicle crashes driving much of the disparity.
Rachel Myers discusses how CHOP’s Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) is tackling these urgent threats head-on: advancing firearm safety through clinical education, school-based prevention, and hospital-community partnerships; and driving innovations in child passenger protection, vehicle safety, and teen driver training.
