Child Fatality Prevention System (CFPS) State Review Team
Child Fatality Prevention System State Review Team
Established by the Child Fatality Prevention Act of 2013 (C.R.S 25-20.5-401), the Child Fatality Prevention System (CFPS) State Review Team comprises multidisciplinary volunteers whose expertise spans child abuse prevention, pediatrics, public health nursing, family law, death investigation, motor vehicle safety, and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID).
The State Review Team plays a crucial role in understanding and preventing child deaths. Beyond reviewing individual child deaths as needed, the team analyzes aggregated data and prevention recommendations submitted by all local county child death review teams across Colorado. Based on this comprehensive review, the State Review Team formulates recommendations aimed at preventing future child deaths and presents these vital insights to the state legislature on an annual basis.
Furthermore, the State Review Team is committed to fostering public understanding of the incidence and causes of child deaths in Colorado. By sharing this knowledge, the team aims to encourage public action and serve as a catalyst for changes in laws, rules, and policies. Ultimately, the overarching goal is to support the safe and healthy development of all children in Colorado and prevent child deaths.
Every year, the CFPS State Review Team develops prevention and data quality recommendations to prevent child deaths in Colorado based on aggregated data. The recommendations and data from the system are compiled into the annual Child Fatality Prevention System Legislative Report submitted to the Colorado General Assembly on July 1.
Learn more about the Child Fatality Prevention System
More information about the Child Fatality Prevention System, along with links to the data dashboard can be found on the Child Fatality Prevention System homepage.
- Child Fatality Prevention System. (webpage)
Board Meetings
- All meetings may be attended virtually.
- Agendas will be shared at least one week in advance of the scheduled meeting.
- Unless indicated, all meetings are open to the public.
2025 Meeting Schedule
- CFPS 1st Quarterly Meeting
- January 16, 2025, State Review Team (SRT) Meeting
- CFPS 2nd Quarterly Meeting
- March 20, 2025, Combined State Review Team (SRT) & Local Coordinator Meeting
- CFPS 3rd Quarterly Meeting
- July 17, 2025, State Review Team (SRT) Meeting
- CFPS 4th Quarterly Meeting
- October 30, 2025, State Review Team (SRT) Meeting
*Death review meetings go into executive session, and members of the public are asked to leave, which is in accordance with Colorado Revised Statute 24-6-402, Open Meetings Law.
Board Meeting Minutes
- Current and last year's State Review Team Meeting minutes
- Quarterly State Review Team Meeting Minutes. (Google Doc)
Contact
Email cdphe_prevent_childfatality@state.co.us for more information.