The Child Fatality Review Team evaluates every child death in a 13-county area with the goal of improving the response to and prevention of child fatalities. Additionally, they strive to provide accurate information on how and why children in our area are dying. The ultimate goal is to reduce the number of preventable child deaths by establishing an effective review and standardized data collection system for all child fatalities.  

The CFRT covers the following counties: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble, Menard, McCulloch, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green.

Essentially, child fatality review teams are multi-disciplinary, multi-agency panels that review all child deaths regardless of the cause.  Members include law enforcement, prosecutors, medical examiners, justices of the peace, health care professionals, child protective services, public and mental health professionals, educators and child advocates.

These teams are uniquely qualified to understand what no single agency or group working alone can: how and why children are dying in their community.

By sharing information, team members discover the circumstances surrounding a child's death. They identify gaps or breakdowns in agency services designed to protect children, and work to revise agency procedures and professional investigation protocols. Because of the team's efforts, child fatalities are more accurately recorded and needed prevention initiatives can be developed. The ultimate result of a child fatality review system is an improved response to all child fatalities. 

CHILD FATALITY REVIEW TEAM
Judge Eddie Howard
Johnny Garza, Goodfellow AFB
Wendy Keel, Director of Trauma Services
Mike Henderson, San Angelo Fire Dept.
Laurie English, District Attorney, 112th Judicial District
Shirley Grosshans
Linda Cowart, Child Protective Services
Joe M. Jeffers, EdD
Allison Palmer, District Attorneys’ Office
Bryan Clayton, District Attorneys’ Office
Ron Sanders, TGC Sheriff’s Dept.
Lt. Randy Swick, TGC Sheriff’s Dept.
Steve Torres, TX Dept. of Public Safety
Melody Jeter
Debra Brown 
Karla Payne
Angie Voss, CPS Supervisor
Elizabeth Young, M.D.
Catie Wiedenhofer, SAFE Kids
Chief Deputy Jeff Garner
Sheriff Buck Miller
Brian Elkins, SAPD
Harvey Barrera, SAPD
Eddie Chavarria , SAPD
Chief Tommy Payne, Brady Police