by Peter Stokes | 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 Peter Stokes | 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 Peter Stokes | 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...
by Peter Stokes | 28 Nov, 2019 | Annual Reports
This fourteenth annual report of the Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee provides a summary of the Committee’s reviews and analyses of child deaths and serious injuries, and the steps it has taken to make and monitor the implementation of findings and...
by Peter Stokes | 10 Sep, 2019 | Analysis
The Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee collects and analyses information on the circumstances of all deaths of children in South Australia. The Committee reviews this information to better understand the patterns of death from all causes including: who is...
