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Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel

The Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel (Panel) was created to prevent child fatalities that are preventable through the establishment of an effective review and standardized data collection system designed to:

improve response to child fatalities
improve understanding of how and why children die
influence legislation, policies, and programs that effect the health, safety, and protection of children

The Panel is comprised of 17 members .

Office of Child Fatality Review
The Office of Child Fatality Review provides direction, oversight, and training for each of the 159 county Child Fatality Review Committees. The staff of this office is responsible for carrying out the mission of the Panel.

The purpose of local Child Fatality Review (CFR) Committees is to provide a confidential forum to determine the cause and circumstances around child deaths. The work of CFR Committees is:

To accurately identify and uniformly report the cause and manner of every child death.
To identify circumstances surrounding deaths that could prevent future deaths and initiate preventive efforts.
To promote collaboration and coordination among the participating agencies, and
To propose needed changes in legislation, policies, and procedures.

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