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Child Death Review Working
to Save Lives … An average of 750 Washington State children die each year. Hundreds of these deaths could be prevented through the implementation of statewide and local prevention strategies. In an effort to lead this important prevention work, Washington State created the Child Death Review (CDR) system. The CDR system was the result of a unique collaboration among the Washington Department of Health, the Department of Social and Health Services and local review teams that provides both statewide prevention recommendations and strategies tailored for individual communities. For information on what CDR is, please see our fact sheet (43 KB). The local CDR Teams review deaths of children under the age of 18 who have unexpectedly lost their lives. Our responsibility is to determine any preventable circumstances in these deaths and consider strategies to improve overall health and safety for all children. More than 400 volunteer experts – from a range of backgrounds in healthcare, social services, law enforcement and government – serve on 17 community-based teams to review the unexpected deaths of children and to recommend ways to prevent them. Guidelines were developed to be used as a reference and an informational resource for local CDR teams as they create policies for the development, implementation and management of their local CDR activities Program Coordinator: Assessment Coordinator: |
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