Michigan Fatality Review & Prevention (MFRP) is a part of MPHI’s Center for Child and Family Health (CCFH). Michigan Child Death Review, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Case Registry, Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry, Fatal Drowning Case Registry, Fetal and Infant Mortality Review, and Overdose Fatality Review are all housed within this center. Collectively, these projects utilize fatality surveillance to better understand how and why people die and use the findings to help prevent future deaths. CCFH provides technical assistance to facilitate these efforts with both local- and state-level policy makers. In addition, CCFH staff train frontline personnel across the state on effective review processes, infant safe sleep, and death scene investigation practices.
Child Death Review
(CDR)
The Michigan Child Death Review (CDR) Program was implemented in 1995 to conduct in-depth reviews of child deaths and identify ways to prevent them. CDR is a collaborative process that brings together local professionals from a variety of disciplines who volunteer their time to share and discuss comprehensive information on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of children. Local CDR teams use what they learn during the review process to develop findings and recommendations, which they share with other local entities who can help translate them into prevention initiatives that address needs specific to their communities.
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Overdose Fatality
Review (OFR)
The Michigan Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) is a collaborative process that brings together local professionals from a variety of disciplines who volunteer their time to share and discuss comprehensive information on the circumstances surrounding overdose deaths. Local OFR teams use what they learn during the review process to develop findings and recommendations, which they share with other local entities who can help translate them into prevention initiatives that address needs specific to their communities.
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Citizen Review Panel on Child Fatalities (CRP)
The Citizens Review Panel (CRP) on Child Fatalities is charged with examining cases of child fatalities where the family had previous interaction with the child protection system. The panel is made up of experts representing law enforcement, child welfare, medical examiners, hospitals, the courts, and other children’s advocates. The goal is to use the information found through the Panel’s work to improve the child protection system and prevent future child fatalities.
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Sudden Death in the Young (SDY) Case Registry
The Sudden Death in the Young (SDY) Case Registry gathers information from a variety of sources to learn more about young people up to the age of 18 who die suddenly and unexpectedly. The goals of the SDY Case Registry are to count the number of cases, understand the causes and risk factors, and inform prevention strategies.
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Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Case Registry
The Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) Case Registry builds on the efforts of local CDR teams to compile information about the circumstances associated with SUID cases as well as information about investigations into these deaths to develop strategies to prevent future fatalities. The SUID Case Registry first began in Michigan in 2010. Since that time, data has been gathered on all sleep-related infant deaths in each of the 83 counties in the state.
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Fetal Infant
Mortality Review (FIMR)
The purpose of Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) is to conduct comprehensive multidisciplinary reviews of fetal and infant deaths to understand how a wide array of local social, economic, public health, educational, environmental, and safety issues relate to the tragedy of infant loss. Findings are used to take action that can prevent other infant deaths and improve the systems of care and resources for women, infants, and families.
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