Children and Young People Death Review Committee
ACT CYPDRC Messages to the Community
The growing body of evidence produced by the committee leads us to share the following messages with the broader ACT community:
The data indicate that the rate of deaths where co-sleeping is a factor has dropped dramatically. It’s a sign that the community has heard the message there. For more information on co-sleeping see the fact sheet.
Given the opportunities for incidental risk, the committee encourages parents and guardians as well as the broader community to be vigilant about children: keep watch, lock pool gates, keep button batteries out of reach for instance. Be aware of the environment of where you live and where you visit.
Look for signs and be aware of the children and young people you interact with. Understand how you can support them. There are contact details and links to other useful resources on the Links page.
Latest Reports and Publications
Annual Report 2017 [PDF 727KB] [Word 12MB]
Media Release 07 June 2018 Review of deaths of ACT children and young people identifies ongoing patterns [PDF 104KB] [Word 69KB]
Annual Report 2016 [PDF 1MB] [Word 1.16MB]
Retrospective: Progress inthe ACT between 2004 and 2013
Media Release: 23 March 2017 Preventing child deaths: looking back tells us what we can do better [PDF 317KB] [Word 68KB]
Media Release: A long way to go to prevent suicide amongst young people [PDF 99KB] [Word 84KB]
Suicide and Self Harm submission
