About Child Fatality Review

The state of Tennessee has a team of professionals designed to make accurate, thorough investigations of child deaths. The team is a multi-disciplinary collection of individuals from various occupations that affect child health and safety. The importance of such a team is to collect accurate information in every case of child death, so that a greater understanding can be reached as to the reason for such tragic fatalities, and to learn of any possible preventive measures that can be taken.

The state-level committee reviews child death cases and issues a state level report of findings. In order to better serve families, there are several localized CFR teams that investigate child fatalities. Representatives from various disciplines are chosen to aid communities in the child fatality review process.