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Kern County public health releases 2024 child death review: motor vehicle crashes and drowning lead accidental deaths, suicide up 50%
Summary
Kern County Public Health presented the 2024 Child Death Review Team report noting 47 reviewed deaths: 17 accidental (motor vehicle crashes and drowning prominent), 7 homicides, 6 suicides and 8 natural deaths. The board received the report and voted to receive and file it.
Kern County Public Health on Wednesday presented the Child Death Review Team’s 2024 annual report to the Board of Supervisors, identifying key patterns and recommendations aimed at preventing future child fatalities.
Chad Casto, public health program manager and chair of the county’s Child Death Review Team, told the board the team reviewed 47 child deaths in 2024. The team categorized those deaths as 17 accidental (36%), seven homicides (15%), eight natural (17%), six suicides (13%), and nine undetermined (19%). "The primary goal of this team is to reduce the incidence of childhood fatalities related to abuse, neglect, and other preventable causes," Casto said.
The report identified motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of accidental child deaths in 2024, accounting for 10 of the 17 accidental deaths —…
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