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Child Fatality Prevention Team reports 24 deaths reviewed for 2023; state database reporting begins in 2026
Summary
The county’s Child Fatality Prevention Team reviewed 24 child deaths from 2023 and reported persistent causes including prematurity, illness, unsafe sleep and drownings; staff said North Carolina will enter local data into a national database starting January and highlighted a crisis referral form to connect bereaved families to services.
Kathleen Lane presented the Child Fatality Prevention Team’s annual report July 21, describing the team’s review of 24 child deaths that occurred in 2023 and efforts to reduce future fatalities.
Lane said reviews took approximately a year to assemble all records; the 24 cases included two drownings, two…
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