Pediatric Injury Resources

• NICHD pages on related information:
  • Bullying
  • Driving Risk
  • Infant Care and Infant Health
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
    • The NICHD-led Safe to Sleep® campaign educates parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers about ways to reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death, such as suffocation.
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  AAP’s Injuries and Emergencies A-Z page links to information on a variety of injuries and situations.
• American Burn Association
  The American Burn Association is dedicated to promoting and supporting burn-related research, education, care, rehabilitation, and prevention.
• Administration for Community Living (ACL)
  ACL provides resources for people living with disabilities.
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R)
  AAPM&R provides information about conditions and treatments as well as ways to find local rehabilitation services.
• American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. (AOTA)
  AOTA provides a variety of information about occupational therapy services, including tip sheets and other helpful tools focused on occupational therapy for children and youth .
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
  APTA is the leading U.S. organization for physical therapists. The APTA website provides a variety of information about physical therapy, including how to find a physical therapist in your area .
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  ASHA is a national nonprofit organization that seeks to make effective communication accessible and achievable for all people. Visit the ASHA website to locate a speech-language-hearing professional .
• Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
  BIAA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting those who have experienced brain injury and their families. It has chapters and offices in every state that might be able to help users find specialists to assist with rehabilitation. Contacts for each state office are available through the BIAA website . BIAA also provides information about pediatric brain injury .
• Brain Trauma Foundation (BTF)
  BTF works to improve the lives of TBI patients worldwide. The website offers a variety of information on critical care guidelines, treatment options, and the latest research on TBI.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 
  CDC’s site, Injury Prevention & Control, offers more information about driving risk, traumatic brain injury, and violence prevention.
• MedlinePlus 
  This database from the National Library of Medicine provides information, including links to resources and services, about a variety of topics, including TBI, bullying, drowning, child safety, and poisoning.
• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD)
  NCHPAD is an information center that offers resources on a variety of disabilities and conditions.
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  The mission of this network, funded in part by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Mental Health Services, is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities throughout the United States.
• National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA)
  The NDPA offers a variety of educational tools and materials dedicated to preventing the incidence of drowning in the United States and abroad.
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
  NINDS, part of NIH, supports and conducts research on issues related to neurological conditions, including brain injury, shaken baby syndrome, and spinal injury. The NINDS website offers information and free publications on a variety of neurological issues.
• National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury (NRCTBI)
  NRCTBI provides relevant, practical information for persons with brain injury and their family members, including FAQs and links to other resources.
• National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
  NARIC provides information and resources about rehabilitation options nationwide. A variety of resources on disability are also available.
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
  This Department of Education office supports programs that serve millions of children, youth, and adults with disabilities. The OSERS website also provides a comprehensive list of federal government disability-related resources.
• Prevent Child Abuse America
  Prevent Child Abuse America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting services that improve child well-being in all 50 states and developing programs that help to prevent all types of abuse and neglect.
• Safe Kids Worldwide
  This nationwide network of organizations works to prevent unintentional childhood injury. Safe Kids educates families, provides safety devices to families in need, and advocates for better laws to help keep children safe, healthy, and out of the emergency room.
• Trauma Survivors Network
  The Trauma Survivors Network, part of the American Trauma Society, aims to help trauma centers provide the support and services patients and their families need during their recovery from serious injury. The website also maintains resources for trauma survivors.
• U.S. Social Security Administration
  This agency offers information related to disabilities, including TBI, and disability benefits.

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.

• NICHD Resources
  • Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN)
    CPCCRN is a national resource for studying the scientific bases of pediatric critical care medicine. It provides the infrastructure needed to pursue rigorous clinical trials and descriptive studies in pediatric critical care medicine.
  • Medical Rehabilitation Research Resource Network (MR3 Network)
    The MR3 Network is funded through NICHD’s National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) with additional support from other NIH institutes. The network builds research infrastructure in medical rehabilitation by providing investigators with access to expertise, courses and workshops, technologies, and other collaborative opportunities from allied disciplines such as neuroscience, engineering, applied behavior, and the social sciences.
  • NCMRR also coordinates rehabilitation research and activities across NIH, including leading the 2021 revision of the NIH Research Plan on Rehabilitation (PDF 1.51 MB).
• Safe Kids Worldwide
  A healthcare provider examining a young adult male patient with a cast on his wrist.
  Safe Kids is a worldwide network of organizations working to prevent unintentional childhood injury. Safe Kids educates families, provides safety devices to families in need, and advocates for laws to help keep children safe, healthy, and out of the emergency room.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  CDC's Injury Center's research and science webpage offers injury preventing information for researchers and providers.
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau
  The Health Resources & Services Administration provides research, resources, and technical assistance as well as research funding to build systems that improve child health and well-being. Relevant initiatives include Emergency Medical Services for Children, the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network, and the National EMSC Data Analysis Resource Center.
• Prevent Child Injury
  Prevent Child Injury, created with CDC start-up funding, brings together a coalition of stakeholders to speak with one voice and share specific child injury prevention messaging on a national level and share toolkits on a variety of safety topics.
• National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
  NIDILRR, located within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living, provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of people with disabilities, including those with TBI.
• Rehabilitation Research Career Development (RRCD) Program
  The NICHD- and NINDS-supported RRCD program at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston educates and trains future rehabilitation scientists.

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.