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Michigan  Child  Death  Review  Program

 

 

 

Effective review team meetings require team members to: 

  • Come prepared with information on the deaths to be reviewed

  • Share their information openly and honest

  • Seek solutions instead of blame 

At each case review, members should seek to answer: 

  • Is the investigation complete, or should we recommend further investigation? If so, what more do we need to know?

  • Are there services we should provide to family members, other children and other persons in the community as a result of this death?

  • Could this death have been prevented and if so, what risk factors were involved in this child’s death?

  • What changes in behaviors, technologies, agency systems and/or laws could minimize these risk factors and prevent another death?

  • What are our best recommendations for helping to make these changes?

  • Who should take the lead in implementing our recommendations?

  • Is our review of this case complete or do we need to discuss it at our next meeting?