The Center for Injury Research and Prevention is a comprehensive pediatric trauma research facility at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia dedicated to addressing injury, the leading cause of death for children and adolescents. Through research and dissemination of effective interventions to prevent injuries from recurring, the Center fulfills its mission to advance the safety of children, adolescents, and young adults.
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm Insurance Companies® are committed to helping teens stay safe on the road. Through a unique academic-industry alliance called the Young Driver Research Initiative (YDRI), we are working to advance science to reduce teen driver-related crashes. This science fuels our efforts to develop and disseminate evidence-based interventions, education, and policy to promote safe driving-related behaviors among teens and their parents.
Teen driving is a complex issue, and most experts advocate for a comprehensive approach, one that addresses not only driving concerns, but also adolescent cognitive, emotional, and social development. The YDRI’s team includes experts from the fields of injury prevention; traffic safety; adolescent health; advocacy; behavioral science; biostatistics; communications; education; engineering; epidemiology, and public health who work together to save teens’ lives.