Better Research for Child Abuse Pediatrics

CAPNET is a collaborative effort of 10 pediatric hospitals including:

• Node 1
  • Children's Hospital Colorado
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital
  • University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital
• Node 2
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Pennsylvania State Children's Hospital
  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
  • Rady Children's Hospital
• Node 3
  • University of Utah
  • Texas Children's Hospital
  • Children's Mercy Hospital

CAPNET hospitals maintain records of physician consultations with concern for physical abuse using an common data collection form. De-identified data is made available to credentialed researchers investigating the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect.