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consist of representatives of public and nonpublic agencies in the community that provide <br />services to children and their families and other individuals who represent the diversity of the <br />community. <br />A Child Fatality Review Team is convened by the State to conduct a fatality review whenever <br />there is a suspicion abuse or neglect has contributed to a child's death and a county <br />Department of Social Services (hereafter, DSS) has had contact through its child welfare <br />programs with the child or family within the 12 months preceding the child's death. The <br />purpose of the review is to enable the Division, the county DSS, state and local agencies, <br />and the local community to identify important issues related to child protection and to take <br />appropriate action to improve our collective efforts to prevent child fatalities. The review <br />process is a collaborative, multi -disciplinary effort that involves representatives of the Review <br />Team as outlined in statute. The Review Team issues a formal, public report designed to <br />stimulate system improvements. Whenever a person is criminally charged in the fatality, the <br />report is reviewed by the local District Attorney to ensure that its content does not interfere <br />with any criminal investigation or prosecution. <br />Cabarrus County has consistently operated a blended CCPT/CFPT, which is permissible <br />(and beginning 2025 will become a requirement). The purpose of this action is to present <br />individuals for consideration to the BOC for the seats on the blended team that are required <br />by statute to be appointed by the BOC. <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Motion to appoint Deputy Chief Kara Clarke as the representative of an emergency medical <br />services provider or firefighter. <br />Motion to appoint Sonja J. Bohannon -Thacker as the representative of a parent of a child <br />who died before reaching the child's eighteenth birthday. <br />Motion to appoint Detective Andrew Kelley as the representative of a local law enforcement <br />officer. <br />EXPECTED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: <br />Page 55 <br />