Dossier
Child Death Review program
Coverage of Child Death Review program in the Nexus archive.
- Mandatory child death review program gets fraction of requested funding as counties struggle
Pennsylvania's Child Death Review program received $242,000, a fraction of the $2.5 million requested by Governor Josh Shapiro, leading to struggles in meeting state mandates. Advocates, including Cathleen Palm of the Center for Children’s Justice, criticize the funding as insufficient, highlighting challenges in county teams' capacity to review child deaths effectively.