Injury Prevention Center

The mission of the Injury Prevention Center (IPC) at Connecticut Children’s is to reduce unintentional injury and violence among Connecticut residents. The IPC translates research into injury prevention programs and policy.

For pediatric injury prevention, the IPC has three focus areas:

• Intimate partner violence
• Teen driving safety
• Youth suicide

For adult injury prevention, the IPC has two focus areas:

• Intimate partner violence
• Elderly fall prevention

To accomplish our mission, the IPC implements four core activities:

• Research »
• Community outreach programs »
• Education and training »
• Policy/advocacy »