Purpose

Effective July 1, 2025, the current model of Community Child Protection Team (CCPT) and Child Fatality Prevention Team (CFPT) is ending. Instead, each county will be required to either (1) have its own single local multidisciplinary child death review team; or (2) join with other counties to form a multicounty multidisciplinary child death review team (collectively, “Local Teams”). 

The Person County Board of Commissioners approved a single review team and established the Child Fatality Local Team as a Board-Appointed Committee.

The Child Fatality Local Team is responsible for reviewing all child deaths of resident children under age 18 in the county comprising the Local Team that fall under one of the following categories (G.S. 7B‑1406.5(c)):

1. undetermined causes;
2. unintentional injury;
3. violence;
4. motor vehicle incidents;
5. deaths related to child maltreatment or child deaths involving a child or child’s family who was reported or known to child protective services (that meet criteria set forth in G.S. 7B-1407.5(a));
6. sudden unexpected infant deaths;
7. suicide;
8. deaths not expected in the next six months;
9. and additional infant deaths, based on criteria established by the State Office under G.S. 7B-1407.6.

The Child Fatality Local Team may also choose (but is not required) to review other child deaths that fall outside the required categories (G.S. 7B‑1406.5(d)). If requested by a county DSS director, a Local Team may also review an active case in which a child or children are being served by child protective services. (G.S. 7B‑1406.5(e)). The Local Team is not required to make findings or create reports based on discretionary reviews of active child protective services cases but may make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners based on these reviews.

Required to meet two times annually. 

Meeting Dates and Times are TBD.

Agendas & Minutes

Members (Term Expires)