The National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention

Resource Category: CDR

Child Death Review

  • Pregnancy and Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Natural disasters, pandemic diseases, and disasters of human origin disrupt daily life for everyone, but pregnant persons are particularly affected due to unique health concerns. This webinar includes strategies for keeping pregnant women and families safe and to gain information on resources available to protect those who are the most vulnerable.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)

  • Reviewing Drowning Fatalities: Key Questions & Prevention Resources

    This webinar provides an overview of drowning fatality data; gaps in knowledge to drive prevention and drowning instruction strategies; opportunities to improve research; advocacy opportunities; and prevention resources.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)

  • Reviewing Deaths Related to COVID-19

    This pre-recorded video is intended to guide fatality review teams in the review of fetal, infant, and child deaths either directly or indirectly related to COVID-19.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)
    COVID-19 Guidance (PDF)

  • Reviewing Deaths Related to COVID-19 Guidance

    COVID-19 Guidance (PDF)

  • Improving the Collaboration of Fatality Reviews with American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

    This webinar is focusses on improving coordination with American Indian and Alaska Native communities. It highlights guidance and features stories from the field and provides 10 suggestions for enhancing collaboration.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)
    Q&A (PDF)

  • Incorporating Trauma-Informed Systems and Practices into Fatality Review

    This webinar explores basic elements of trauma-informed child and family service systems and guides fatality review teams on how to use their case review findings to create and implement recommendations that are trauma-informed.

    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)
    Notes from Chat (PDF)

  • Reviewing Suicides: Best Practices, Success Stories, and Resources

    This webinar explores best practices in reviewing youth suicides, including a discussion on conducting reviews, success stories from the field, and prevention partners.

    Webinar materials:
    Webinar (passcode: NCFRP)
    Follow-up Q&A recording (passcode: NCFRP)
    Slides (PDF)

  • CDR Priority Variables

    CDR Priority Variables – October 2025 (PDF)

  • Five Year Report Appendix

    Appendix to the Monitoring Data Quality in the National Fatality Review-Case Reporting System: The First Five Years

    Five Year Report Appendix (PDF)