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Onslow County child fatality review team reports five child fatalities linked to varied causes and highlights prevention efforts
Summary
Tondria Leech, Social Work Program Manager with the Onslow County Department of Social Services, presented the annual report of the Community Child Protection Team and Child Fatality Prevention Team on April 7, describing the teams’ case reviews, findings and prevention work.
Tondria Leech, Social Work Program Manager with the Onslow County Department of Social Services, presented the annual report of the Community Child Protection Team and Child Fatality Prevention Team on April 7, describing the teams’ case reviews, findings and prevention work.
Leech told the board the teams review medical examiner reports, police reports, child welfare files and other community reports to identify service gaps and recommend prevention measures. She said North Carolina General Statute §7B-1406 requires review of all child fatalities regardless of prior involvement with social services.
For cases reviewed that stemmed from calendar-year 2023, the…
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