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National CPS Contacts

updated 10-03-08

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American Academy of Pediatrics

Publications Department
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
800-433-9016
847-434-4000
www.aap.org

The AAP's child passenger safety information includes policy statements relevant to recommendations for transporting children safely. Pamphlets on safety seat use, restraint choice available. Produce a shopping guide for children with special transportation needs and an annual car seat shopping guide.


Automotive Safety Program, Riley Hospital for Children

575 West Drive, Room 004
Indianapolis, IN 46202
800-543-6227 (Indiana only)
317-274-2977
www.preventinjury.org

The Automotive Safety Program provides general consumer information for the State of Indiana. In addition, information is available for transporting children with special needs including ambulance transport safety.

The National Center for the Safe Transportation of Children with Special Health Care Needs is funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and is based at the Automotive Safety Program.

The National Center for the Safe Transportation of Children with Special Health Care Needs serves as a resource for families, health care professionals, transportation providers, and child passenger safety advocates. The National Center has a toll-free hot line (Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. EST) staffed by child passenger safety technicians who are experienced in resolving issues associated with the transportation of children with special health care needs.

Persons interested in contacting the National Center can call 800-755-0912 or e-mail jhavey@clarian.org.


Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Center for Injury Research and Prevention

3535, TraumaLink, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19104-4399
800-879-2467
215-590-3118
www.chop.edu/carseat

Partners for Child Passenger Safety is a research partnership of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania, and State Farm Insurance developed to study how and why children are injured and killed in motor vehicle crashes and to help parents and caregivers learn more about child safety seats, booster seats and seatbelts. The Partners team has studied more than 300,000 motor vehicle crashes to learn more about child safety. Research findings and factsheets can be found through their Education and Advocacy and Publications sections of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention site.

The information on their Keeping Kids Safe During Crashes site includes videos and other useful information on installing and using child safety seats and on seat belt use for older children and quick tips to help you review the information and links to other online resources.

Partners for Child Passenger Safety now has a Spanish version of their "Keeping Kids Safe" site on their Cómo mantener a los niños fuera de peligro durante los choques site.


Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Communications Dept.
1005 N. Glebe Rd.
Arlington, VA 22201
703-247-1500
www.hwysafety.org

Distributes the newsletter "Status Report", and produces low-cost videos on a variety of highway safety topics. Produce fact sheets and lists of state seat belt and child passenger safety laws.


National Child Passenger Safety Board

National Child Passenger Safety Board
1025 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036-5405
202-296-6263
www.cpsboard.org

The National Child Passenger Safety Board was established to monitor and provide program direction and technical guidance to states, communities and organizations as a means to maintain a credible, standardized child passenger training and certification program. The purpose of the National Child Passenger Safety Board is to manage the implementation of a standardized quality program (the NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Training and AAA Certification Programs) that has been adopted across the country by organizations wishing to implement child passenger safety training programs to benefit the public. Individuals can obtain information about certification, re-certification, and information on upcoming child passenger safety workshops or clinics that are being conducted.


National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

US DOT, NHTSA
Office of Impaired Driving and Occupant Protection
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W44-219
Washington, DC 20590
Auto Safety Hotline: 888-327-4236
www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Federal agency with primary responsibility for establishing and enforcing motor vehicle safety standards. Establishes and promotes national and state highway safety related programs and materials including child passenger safety. Pamphlets, technical reports; program manuals, car seat Manufacturers' Instruction Manual (through 1996); recall lists, etc. are available through NHTSA. 

Find a Child Safety Seat Inspection Station - Search NHTSA's Child Safety Seat Inspection Station Locator for Fitting Stations in your State or zip Code.


Safe Kids Worldwide

1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-1707
202-662-0600
www.safekids.org/
www.safekids.org/certification/

Safe Kids Worldwide is the certifying body for the National Standardized Child Passenger Safety Training Program and manages the online system for registration and other certification processes.

For information on policies & procedures related to class scheduling, participant registration, certification, and recertification - as well as frequently asked questions and answers - visit the Safe Kids CPS Certification web site.

Find a Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician - Search Safe Kids Child Passenger Safety Contact Locator for Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians in your state or zip code.


Safe Ride News

Safe Ride News Publications, Inc.
PO Box 38,
Edmonds, WA 98020
Phone: 800-403-1424 / 425-640-5710 • Fax: 425-640-5417
www.saferidenews.com 

National newsletter and technical updates related to child passenger, pedestrian, and bicycle safety. Available by subscription.


Safety BeltSafe U.S.A.

PO Box 553
Altadena, CA 91001
310-222-6860
www.carseat.org

Safe Ride Helpline: 800-745-SAFE
Spanish Helpline: 800-747-SANO 

Pamphlets in multiple languages, flyers on correct use of safety seats, training courses and materials, supplement to NHTSA distributed Manufacturers' Instructions Notebook, recall list, and other materials.

 


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