The Alliance is working in collaboration with the Department of Health and Family Services and the State Department of Justice to establish a statewide child death review program. Efforts are underway to create local child death review teams in order to gather information on the circumstances surrounding a child’s death. This information is then shared with the state Child Fatality Review Team and used to identify trends, influence public policy, and improve prevention efforts and other child deaths.

Child Death Review Teams
Local Child Death Review Teams are critical to better understanding how and why a child died. We have statistics on how many children die and from what causes, but often know little about the circumstances leading up to the child’s death. Local Child Death Review Teams are created at the discretion of local leaders, operating voluntarily with limited resources. The Alliance is committed to providing technical assistance and training to current and new local teams. Contact the Alliance for assistance.

Local Child Death Review Teams and contact information.

Child Death Review Team Training Materials - 2007

- Draft Child Death Review (CDR) Wisconsin Guide
- Overview of Wisconsin's CDR Program, William Perloff, MD
- CDR in Wisconsin: Rationale, Goals and Progress
- CDR, Teri Covington, MPH
- Organizing a Team, Teri Covington, MPH
- The Review Meeting, Teri Covington, MPH
- Using Reviews to Prevent Other Deaths, Teri Covington, MPH
- Other Types of Reviews, Teri Covington, MPH
- A Practice Review, Teri Covington, MPH
- Reporting your Findings, Teri Covington, MPH
- Using the National Center for CDR, Teri Covington, MPH

Child Fatality Review Team
In 1998 the State Department of Justice created the Child Fatality Review Team (CFRT) with membership appointed by the Attorney General. The goal of the state CFRT is to reduce preventable childhood deaths by gathering information on unexpected deaths and using the information to:
   1. Advise the State Legislature.
   2. Educate the public.
   3. Identify training needs and resources.
   4. Facilitate the development and support of local teams.

For more information about our child death review initiatives, please contact Karen Ordinans, Executive Director, at (414) 292-4004.

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