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Child fatality team cites suicide and unsafe-sleep trends; seeks increased prevention funding and local partnerships
Summary
Ardo County’s Child Fatality Prevention Team told commissioners it reviewed 23 deaths from 2023 (plus one earlier case still under investigation), identified suicide and unsafe‑sleep practices as recurring causes, and asked the county to continue a single‑county team designation to support prevention work.
Laura Johnson, chair of Ardo County’s Child Fatality Prevention Team, presented the team’s annual report and recommended the county continue to designate the community child protection team as a single‑county team. Commissioners approved the single-county designation by consent at the pre‑agenda meeting.
Johnson said the team’s 2024 reviews covered deaths that occurred primarily in 2023—23 cases—and included one 2021 case that remained under investigation and therefore…
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