http://www.childdeathreview.org

The National Child Death Review Resource Center for Policy and Practice is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration. The mission of the center is to promote, support, and enhance CDR methodology and activities at the community, state, and national levels, and to work toward standardization of death review practices throughout the United States. The training and guidance provided by the National Center since 2002 has resulted in more consistency in purpose, function, and outcome in child death review teams across states. Details on each state’s CDR program are now updated annually through state surveys conducted by the National Center, which makes the annual survey results available on this website. The National Center also makes training and technical assistance available to programs throughout the country.

http://www.childdeathreview.org/toolsforteams.htm

A web-based reporting tool for child death review is available from the National Child Death Review Resource Center for Policy and Practice on the web site. With this resource, CDR programs can enter, edit, and print their data, generate over 30 standardized reports, and download data for further analysis. The tool includes data on multiple aspects of the review, including information on the following:

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  The child, family, supervisor, and perpetrator

  
  
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  Child maltreatment deaths and any action by persons that may have contributed to the death

  
  
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  The types of actions taken during the death investigation

  
  
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  Services provided or needed as the result of the deaths

  
  
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  An entire spectrum of risk factors specific to the manner and cause of death

  
  
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  Descriptions of the teams’ recommendations and the policies, practices, and other actions taken to prevent further child deaths

  
  
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  Factors affecting the quality of the case review

http://www.dcfs.state.nv.us/DCFS_ChildFatalities_BlueRibbon.htp

In Nevada, child death reviews are conducted in response to legislative inquiries into alleged failures of the state’s child welfare system. Reports of Nevada’s reviews are found on this web site.

http://childinjuryprevertion.org

In an effort to help review teams identify evidence-based prevention recommendations, the Harborview Injury Research Center in Seattle, Washington developed a web-based tool that offers CDR programs a variety of evidence-based prevention strategies with links to additional resources. This online information is now hosted and updated by the National Center. Examples of prevention strategies that have been implemented as a direct result of a state’s CDR program include the following:

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  New or amended laws to protect children from harm: New or enhanced teen driver graduated licensing laws, Safe Haven laws to stop infant abandonment.

  
  
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  New child health, safety, and protection programs: Smoke alarm distribution programs, Intensive home visiting services for new parents.

  
  
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  Environmental modifications to eliminate hazards: Changing dangerous intersections and roadways. New signs warning of local water hazards.

  
  
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  Widespread education to promote safe and healthy communities for children: Community and statewide infant safe-sleep campaigns. Drowning prevention campaign focused on active supervision.