The CHAD program involves the distribution of stickers, which can identify children involved in traffic crashes, and should be placed on the side or rear of the child safety seat. This program was launched in Illinois in 1992, as a result of a traffic crash involving a 13-month old boy. The child's sitter, who had been driving, was killed in the crash and the boy, named Chad, was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. The toddler had to wait for more than an hour for medical treatment, because hospital officials were unable to identify him until a family friend happened to walk by his gurney. Later, Chad's parents teamed up with the Illinois Department of Transportation to produce the CHAD stickers so that this nightmare would not happen again on our roadways.

CHAD stickers contain space for identifying information about the child such as name, parent's information, emergency contact information, medication and allergies, and special needs. Responders can look for the sticker with potentially life-saving information to ensure rapid identification of the child by law enforcement and emergency medical personnel in such an emergency.

When you put the sticker on a car seat, be sure to position it so someone looking into the car from outside cannot see the information.

If you want to print out a page of stickers, use Avery form 5264.

The stickers require Adobe Acrobat Reader.