8F15E7810308234D872582E30059C864 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For CHILD FATALITY PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONSINTERIM COMMITTEE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOL READINESSDate Aug 8, 2018 Location SCR 357 Child Fatality Prevention Recommendations - Committee Discussion Only 10:20:42 AM Kate Jankovsky, Child Fatality Prevention System Manager, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, came to the table to begin her presentation. She provided background information on the Child Fatality Prevention System, and discussed the importance of using a public health approach, shared protective factors. and data in order to pinpoint certain trends in child fatalities. 10:29:21 AM Ms. Jankovsky reviewed the department's recommendations for preventing child maltreatment, which include behavioral health promotion, youth suicide prevention, primary seat belt laws, paid leave for families, evidence-based home visitation, quality affordable child care, and education on firearm safety. Ms. Jankovsky answered questions from the committee on paid family leave, and why youth suicide and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) rates are on the rise in Colorado. She discussed further the need for a primary seat belt law in Colorado. 10:46:47 AM Ms. Jankovsky spoke about the department's data quality recommendations, which include requiring the use of suicide and SIDS death investigation forms in all counties, and stated that public data is now available on the types of child fatalities across the state. Allison Gonzales, Manager of the Administrative Review Division in the Department of Human Services (CDHS), began her portion of the presentation. She provided background info about the CDHS Child Fatality Review Team, which is made up of representatives from a variety of disciplines, who review incidents of fatal, near-fatal, and egregious abuse or neglect cases. She provided an overview of the 2017 incidents that were reviewed by the child fatality review team. 10:56:03 AM Ms. Gonzales answered questions about improving service delivery to children and families, and about how to mitigate the stress level and work load of caseworkers dealing with these types of cases. She spoke about the recommendations provided by the Child Fatality Review Team, which can be divided into individual policy findings and larger systemic recommendations. She discussed a partnership between the department and the medical community to train emergency and urgent care medical personnel to screen for abuse and neglect. 11:07:17 AM Ms. Gonzales explained that the CDPHE Child Fatality Prevention System State Review Team and the CDHS Child Fatality Review Team are tasked with making joint recommendations for the prevention of child fatalities. She stated that the number one 2017 recommendation is to raise awareness and provide education to child welfare providers and community agencies on safe firearm storage in order to prevent child deaths involving firearms. The presenters answered questions from the committee.