Special Needs Child Passenger Safety Resource Center

The Special Needs Child Passenger Safety Resource Center, funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation, educates parents and caregivers of children with special needs on the importance of proper child passenger safety. The Special Needs Child Passenger Resource Center’s main location is at OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria. A satellite site is located at LaRabida Children’s Hospital, in Chicago. Its services include:

• A resource center for nurseries and organizations across Illinois that provides over-the-phone and in-person consultation and guidance for proper car seat usage and optimum safety.
• Education to parents, groups, hospital staff and certified child passenger safety technicians on changes in national guidelines and new seat choices.
• Proper selection, installation and fitting of special needs restraints for parents and their children.
• A  short-term loan program to provide seats to parents in need.

Learn more on the Special Needs Child Passenger Safety Resource Center website.