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Responding to Child Fatalities

The most tragic consequence of child abuse and neglect is a child fatality. Child protective services, law enforcement, and medical professionals often work together to investigate and respond in cases of possible child maltreatment deaths.

 

 

Selected Resources

Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and Interventions
Child Welfare Information Gateway (2008)
Overview of the prevalence and characteristics of child abuse-related fatalities. The roles of the community and prevention services are also discussed. (PDF - 175 KB)

National Center for Child Death Review
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
The resource center offers training and technical assistance to State and local child death review programs. Their website includes information on tools, curricula, data, and more.

Investigating Child Fatalities (PDF - 482 KB)
Walsh (2005)
Awareness of some basic dynamics and issues is critical to effective investigations of child fatalities.

Tips for Investigating Child Fatalities
American Prosecutors Research Institute (2000)
Provides checklists for the investigation of child fatalities. Suggestions are presented for identifying and interviewing witnesses, examining the suspected crime scene, creating a timeline of the child's last hours or days, and analyzing data.

 

 

Related Information Gateway Topics

Child abuse & neglect: Child fatalities

 

 

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