The number of child deaths reflected by the annual reports below is based on the information available at the time the report is prepared. The annual report covers the reviews of all cases reported to the Central Abuse Hotline in the previous calendar year.
The narratives below are directly from local Child Abuse Death Review committees. The content has been redacted but not amended. The decision to provide narrative comment is made by local committees for each child death reviewed.
The Florida Department of Health provides administrative support to the state and local Child Abuse Death Review committees.
These guidelines were developed by the Protocol and Guidelines Committee of the State Child Abuse Death Review Committee.