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Santa Clara County Children's Death Review Team
An Attempt to Save Lives: July 2001

Acknowledgment

This report is dedicated to the Children.

Special thanks to all members of the Santa Clara County Death Review Team for their professional contributions and commitment to the team and for their assistance with this report.

A very special thank you to Dr. Saul Wasserman, Child Psychiatrist, for writing this report and for his tireless dedication to the Santa Clara County Death Review Team.

Table of Contents (report -- PDF 171K)

Background

Recommendations - Six priority areas

Priority One-Prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal care education
Priority Two-Interagency cooperation and communication
Priority Three-Protecting child protection
Priority Four-Adolescent needs
Priority Five-Training for law enforcement
Priority Six-Group home staff training

Trends In Children's Deaths

Accidental deaths
SIDS cases
Suicides
Teen homicides
Maltreatment Deaths

Appendixes

Child Death Criteria
Classifications of Death
Child Death Review Team Members
Past Contributing Members of the Death Review Team

Statistics (file -- PDF 18K)

Annual Cases Reviewed
Classifications of All Cases Reviewed
Classifications of Adolescent Cases
Adolescent Abuse Related Cases
Classifications of Child Cases
Classifications of Infant Cases
Classifications of Fetal Cases
Abuse and Abuse Related Cases

 
   
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