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State Spotlight - Wisconsin
 Last updated: February 2008
Ann Rulseh
CJA Grant Coordinator
Department of Justice
Children’s Justice Act
P.O. Box 7951, 17 West Main Street
Madision, WI 53707-7951
Phone: 608-266-3934
Fax: 608-266-6368
Email: rulseham@doj.state.wi.us
Mortality Statistics
Program Description
Administration
Wisconsin’s Child Fatality Review (CFR) Program was established in
1999. There are no statutes or rules promulgated for child death review
in Wisconsin. The program is housed out of the Attorney General’s
Office. Wisconsin is a member of the Midwest Coalition on
Child Fatalities.
Teams
Wisconsin has both state and local CFR teams.
State Team: (Chairperson - William Perloff, MD, PhD)
The team is comprised of 16 members and meets four times per year.
Local Teams:
There are 11 local teams.
Reviews
The Wisconsin CFR teams review unexpected/unexplained deaths to
children under 18 years old. Additionally, Wisconsin has FIMR and
Maternal Mortality Review processes in place.
Purpose
The primary purpose of the Wisconsin CFR Program is prevention.
Data
Wisconsin is in the process of urging all local CDR teams to enter data into the National MCH CDR Case Reporting System.
Annual Report
Wisconsin does not produce an annual report, although an outline for a
future report has been created.
Prevention Initiatives
Unknown.
Protocols
A Child Death Review Guide for Wisconsin has been developed using the National tools.
Training
Regional trainings on developing a CDR team at the county level were held in 2007 and are leading to the creation of local teams.
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