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CAPC Sacramento Collaboratives
Family Support Collaborative Home Visitation (FSC)
The FSC, established in 1998 at the direction of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, is a broad-based community collaborative inclusive of public and private stakeholders, and engages the community in prevention strategies. The FSC is responsible for the oversight, governance, and decision-making of a primary prevention initiative consisting of the following programs: Birth & Beyond, Home Visitation Coordinating Council, Nurse Family Partnership, and Child Welfare Services Redesign Community Partnership. The FSC is a community-driven, multidisciplinary collaborative, the members of which represent not only the diversity of service providers, but also the cultural, ethnic, and faith backgrounds of the communities they serve.
Child Death Review Team (CDRT)
In November of 1988, a Sacramento County Board of Supervisors resolution directed the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Sacramento, Inc. (CAPC) to develop and coordinate an interagency team to investigate child abuse and neglect fatalities. This action reflected a growing awareness that child abuse and neglect fatalities are often difficult to identify and prosecute without a coordinated multi-agency investigation. After a year of planning, the Sacramento County Child Death Review Team began functioning in November of 1989.
The Child Death Review Team (CDRT) meets monthly to review deaths of all children under age 18 in Sacramento County. The deaths are identified by the Vital Records Unit of the Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services, and the death certificates are forwarded to the CDRT epidemiologist who then prepares them for review. Team members then compile any pertinent information their agency may have regarding each case. This information is then brought to the monthly meetings in order to identify any potential abuse/neglect issues. The team also identifies trends in other types of child deaths in order to address needs in prevention efforts. The information is stored in a secure centralized database and statistical analyses are performed in order to describe the information and identify any pertinent trends. The CDRT produces an annual report highlighting the major findings and recommendations to reduce child deaths and improve the health and lives of children in Sacramento County, as well as recognize the County's existing commitment to early intervention and prevention and advocate strongly for continued support of these efforts.
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