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Key Resources
- For current information on U.S. seat belt and child restraint laws: see IIHS (2023b), Seat Belt and Child Seat Laws by State, and GHSA (2021), Child Passenger Safety.
- Both NHTSA and the American Academy of Pediatrics have best practice recommendations for child passenger safety in vehicles.
- NHTSA (n.d.) and NHTSA (2019), Car seat recommendations for children
- AAP (2021): Car Seats: Information for Families.
- The National Child Passenger Safety Board (2023) has many resources for State child passenger safety programs including resources specifically for CPS State coordinators.
- NHTSA’s publications on seat belts and child restraints.
- NHTSA produces seat belt and child restraint marketing material for use by States and other organizations.
- Visit TrafficSafetyMarketing.gov for marketing material for CIOT and Child Passenger Safety Week.