The responsibilities of the Community Child Fatality Prevention and Protection Team include:

• Reviewing selected active cases in which children are being served by child protective services
• Reviewing cases in which a child died as a result of suspected abuse or neglect
• Reviewing cases of additional child fatalities
• Submitting to the Board of County Commissioners recommendations as well as advocating for system improvements and needed resources where gaps and deficiencies may exist
• Submitting child fatality review findings and recommendations to the State.