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 and young people.
In 2023, 93 children and young people died in South Australia. This is a decrease in the number of deaths reported for 2022 of 107 deaths of children and young people.
During the 2023–24 reporting period, the Committee continued to review child deaths in South Australia with the aim of identifying legislative or administrative changes that could prevent future deaths. A common theme arising in these reviews included the need for systems and service providers to work together to respond to the needs of families, especially those experiencing complex circumstances.
The Committee has continued to improve its knowledge and understanding of issues that impact children and young people, build its strategic alliances both within the state and nationally, and contribute to discussions between states and territories with the aim of developing a national child death data collection.
The CDSIRC Annual Report 2023-24 is available for download.
