The links below contained detailed information for the upcoming 2017 Safe States Alliance Annual Meeting, taking place September 12-14, 2017 in Aurora, Colorado.
Please note:
- A total of five concurrent sessions will take place during the Annual Meeting, and there will be up to five breakouts occurring simultaneously during each of those concurrent sessions. Within each breakout, there will be up to four presentations that take place.
- This online system does not allow us to embed the individual presentations within each breakout. Please note the session presentations listed under each Concurrent Breakout title for associated content.
- The on-site mobile app WILL embed these sessions for ease of use.
- A printable, detailed agenda can be found on the 2017 Annual Meeting website.
- If you have any questions, please contact info@safestates.org
- All session times and locations are tentative and subject to change. Safe States will continue to update these details as changes take place.
Lessons in Prevention from King County’s Child Death Review: A Summary and Analysis of Findings from Deaths that Occurred July 2012 – December 2015
Learning Objectives
- Explain the purpose of King County’s Child Death Review
- Describe the review findings from deaths that occurred between July 2012 and December 2015
- Provide examples of Child Death Review’s recommendations for prevention and outcomes
Statement of Purpose
King County’s Child Death Review (CDR) examines child deaths (under 18 years of age) due to injury and violence for the purpose of identifying modifiable risk factors – risk factors that can be changed unlike genetic or fixed environmental conditions. Modifiable risk factors inform CDR’s recommendations to improve programs, systems, environments, and policies to prevent children’s deaths. This project compiled the findings, recommendations, and outcomes from 125 deaths reviewed into a report to inform partners and stakeholders.
Methods/Approach
The CDR reviewed 125 of 136 deaths due to injury or violence that occurred between July 2012 and December 2015. One reviewer gathered and analyzed the modifiable risk factors contributing to each death using King County Medical Examiner death investigation reports, law enforcement records, CDR case summaries, and review notes. Public Health – Seattle & King County’s Violence and Injury Prevention Unit conducted a second review to ensure data collected was consistent with information in the primary data sources.
Results
The majority of the deaths reviewed were Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (34%, n=42), suicides (26%, n=33), or unintentional traffic deaths (18%, n=23). About two-thirds (66%, n=83) of all decedents were male. Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and multi-racial children were overrepresented among the deaths reviewed.
Conclusions & Significance to the Field
The findings included in the report informed the development of recommendations for prevention of future deaths. These include the improvement of a safe firearm storage campaign to prevent suicides and homicides by firearm and the development of a “safe sleep script” to inform providers’ discussions about safe sleep for infants. The implementation of other priority recommendations will require support from policymakers and increased prevention funding.