Child Death Review

Child Death Review

Child Death Review (CDR) is the multidisciplinary review of individual child deaths to help communities understand why children die and equip them to effectively prevent future fatalities.  Click here to learn more about CDR.

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Fetal & Infant Mortality

Fetal & Infant Mortality Review

Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) is the community-based, action-oriented process of reviewing fetal and infant death cases to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. Click here to learn more about FIMR.

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National Fatality Review

Data

The National Fatality Review-Case Reporting System (NFR-CRS) is the data system supporting CDR and FIMR teams across the country. Click here to learn more about the NFR-CRS and data-related activities.

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Center Resources

Center Resources

The National Center develops a wide range of resources to support the work of CDR and FIMR teams. Click here to explore our guidance documents for teams, webinars, training module series, and other helpful resources.

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Community Resources

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Lessons from Brain Science

Understanding the ways children interact with their environments, build resilience, and experience adversity and the impact these experiences have on brain development will provide CDR teams important insights that will guide community and state-level prevention efforts. Two documents addressing fatality review in that light are Enhancing Fatality Review with Lessons from Brain Science and Enhancing Fatality Review with Lessons from Brain Science: Social-Ecological Model

Child DSI Learning Series

This 10-module learning series provides an overview of diverse aspects of child death scene investigation (DSI) for diverse professionals whose work intersects with DSI. Multiple types of continuing education credits are available. Click here to access the series.