A Fatality Review is a community planning process in which a team of experts from various community systems and agencies convene to review the circumstances around potentially preventable deaths (e.g. all children).  Columbus Public Health's Child Fatality Review Program convenes and supports the state-required Franklin County Child Fatality Review (FCCFR) Board.

The FCCFR:

• Is made up of community representatives from agencies that might have contact with a child; including the coroner's office, law enforcement, child protective services, public and mental health, schools, and hospitals. 
• Reviews the deaths of all children under the age of 18 who are residents of Franklin County.
• Identifies common themes, trends, and risk factors among cases.
• Identifies gaps in community systems and possibilities for system improvement.
• Makes recommendations to prevent similar deaths from occurring in the future.
• Maintains a database of all cases with information on risk factors collected during review.
• Reports county-level data to the Ohio Department of Health each year.
• Analyzes data and trends and creates community reports to disseminate information.
• Works to implement strategies for prevention. 

FCCFR 2007 Data Snapshot
FCCFR 2006 Data Snapshot 
FCCFR data for deaths occurring in 2006, 2007 and 2008 will be combined in a detailed report to be published by the end of 2009.  Until then, please see the Data Snapshots for an overview of the 2006 and 2007 data.

Franklin County Child Fatality Review 3rd Annual Community Report
Identifies the leading causes of death for infants and children in Franklin County for deaths occurring in 2005.

Top 10 Tips for Healthier, Safer Children
Booklet to help parents identify threats to the well-being of their children and know what to do to prevent them. Also available in Spanish and Somali.

Ohio Department of Health, Child Fatality Review Program

National Center on Child Fatality Review