NSW Child Death Review Team 2025-26 annual report
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The NSW Child Death Review Team reported on 2025–26, analysing child deaths and recommending ways to prevent them.
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The Team reported tabling its biennial analysis of 885 child deaths in NSW during 2022 and 2023.
It also tabled research on preventing suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in December 2025.
The Team reported monitoring earlier recommendations about children left in vehicles, suicide prevention and substance use during pregnancy.
In the body's own words
- Finding
The report analysed the 885 deaths of children and young people in NSW during 2022 and 2023 from natural and external causes, and tracks long-term changes in child mortality rates.
Complaints and investigations 2
new recommendations during the 2025–26 reporting year
7
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The CDRT made 7 new recommendations during the 2025–26 reporting year
new recommendations in this report
2
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The CDRT has made 2 new recommendations in this report
Other figures 3
The CDRT met formally on
4
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The CDRT met formally on 4 occasions in 2025–26
submissions were provided in 2025–26
8
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Complete – 8 submissions were provided in 2025–26
deaths of children and young people in NSW during 2022 and 2023
885
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The report analysed the 885 deaths of children and young people in NSW during 2022 and 2023
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 51
- Figures not found in the report
- Consultancy total; Employee expenses; Executive band; Executive count; Head remuneration; Investigations commenced; Investigations finalised; Matters received; Net result; Public hearings; Referrals to prosecution; Staff fte; Staff headcount; Total expenses; Total income