by Arcus Websites | 29 Nov, 2024 | Annual Reports, Statistics
This nineteenth annual report, presented to Parliament by the Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee, provides a summary of the Committee’s data analyses, reviews of child deaths, and activities undertaken to prevent the death or serious injury of children...
by Arcus Websites | 17 Nov, 2023 | Annual Reports, Statistics
The eighteenth annual report is now available. This year the Committee has had a focus on monitoring the implementation of its recommendations in accordance with section 37(1)(b) of the Children and Young People (Oversight and Advocacy Bodies) Act 2016. The Committee...
by Arcus Websites | 3 Feb, 2021 | Analysis
On average, 13 infants die suddenly and unexpectedly each year in South Australia. Most of these deaths occur in the infants’ sleep environments, and in almost all cases at least one safe sleeping risk factor is identified. As we discussed in a previous blog post,...
by Arcus Websites | 2 Dec, 2020 | Annual Reports
The fifteenth annual report of the Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee is now available to read in full. Notably, in 2019, the number of deaths of children and young people was the lowest recorded for fifteen years. Issues raised in reviews the Committee...
by Arcus Websites | 4 May, 2020 | Analysis
A child or young person’s concept of family and parental responsibility is largely informed by their own experience of being parented. Complex lives The Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee reviewed the deaths of fifteen children whose parents had a history...