New Rules for Reviewing Child Maltreatment Fatalities
This act introduces new requirements for states to review child fatalities resulting from maltreatment. The goal is to better understand the causes of these tragedies and prevent them in the future, potentially increasing child safety nationwide.
Key points
States will be required to annually review all child fatalities from maltreatment, involving multidisciplinary teams.
These teams will collect detailed data on the circumstances of deaths, victims, and perpetrators, as well as prior interactions with child protective services.
All collected data and recommendations will be submitted to a national reporting system and made publicly available (after de-identification) for research and prevention purposes.
The act mandates training for child welfare workers and review teams to improve detection and response to maltreatment cases.
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