The Committee aims to find out what can be learnt from a child’s or young person’s death to help prevent similar deaths from happening in the future.
The Committee reports directly to the Minister for Children, Youth and Families and provides an annual report to the ACT Legislative Assembly.
The Committee can also undertake other reports related to its functions and can make recommendations about changes to legislation, policies, practices and services to both government and non-government organisations.
Annual Report 2023 [PDF 1.1MB] [Word 1.1MB]
Annual Report 2022 [PDF 1.5MB] [Word 1.8MB]
Annual Report 2021 [PDF 923KB] [Word 1MB]
Annual Report 2020 [PDF 16.6MB] [Word 16.3MB]
Annual Report 2019 [PDF 1.1MB] [Word 1.8MB]
Annual Report 2018 [PDF 10.7MB] [Word 10.3MB]
Annual Report 2017 [PDF 727KB] [Word 12MB]
Annual Report 2016 [PDF 1MB] [Word 1.16MB]
Annual Report 2014-15 [PDF 874KB] [Word 725KB]
Annual Report 2013-2014 [PDF 387KB] [Word 302KB]
Annual Report 2012-13 [PDF 568KB] [Word 450KB]
Annual Report 2011-12 [PDF 339KB] [Word 191KB] [Designer PDF 512KB]
Retrospective - Progress in the ACT between 2004 and 2013 [HTML] [PDF 1.5MB]
2023
- ACT Health report: Serious injuries among children and young people in the ACT 2000 – 2020 (insights brief)
- ACT Health report: Serious injuries among children and young people in the ACT 2000 – 2020 (full report)
2020
- Review of Children and Young People who have died as a result of intentional self-harm [PDF 507KB] [Word 329KB]
2018
- Child deaths in the ACT 2016-2020
- Changing the Narrative for Vulnerable Children - Part 1 Findings Fact Sheet [PDF 292KB]
- Fact Sheet Changing the Narrative for Vulnerable Children - Part 2 Practice Implications [PDF 244KB]
- Focus on prevention: Youth suicide in the ACT
- Safe Sleeping Fact Sheet [PDF 293KB]
- 30 July 2019 Winter Safety [PDF 162KB] [Word 329KB]
- 17 January 2019 Holiday Safety [PDF 180KB] [Word 328KB]
- 16 August 2018 Changing the Narrative - doing better for children under 3 [PDF 145KB] [Word 71KB]
- 07 May 2018 Review of deaths of ACT children and young people identifies ongoing patterns [PDF 104KB] [Word 69KB]
- 15 January 2018 Canberra Kids and Hot Cars Warning [PDF 183KB] [Word 328KB]
Government Responses:
- Government Response to the Review of Children and Young People who have Died as a result of Intentional Self Harm [PDF 231KB] [Word 51KB]
Submissions:
- Submission to the Inquiry into Men’s Suicide Rates [PDF 1.6MB]
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission - Quad Bike Safety [PDF 190KB]
- Australian College of Midwives Draft Position Statement on Bed-sharing and Co-sleeping [PDF205KB] [Word 969KB]
- National Children’s Commissioner examines intentional self-harm and Suicidal Behaviour in Children [PDF 160BK] [Word 968KB]
- Submission to the inquiry into Youth Suicide and Self Harm in the ACT, April 2016 [PDF 419KB] [Word 270KB]
- CYPDRC Response - Family Violence Death Review Scheme [PDF 263KB]
- CYPDRC Response Review of Decision Making [PDF 180KB]
Individual Reviews: