Child Fatality Review Team
*PUBLIC NOTICE*
The Child Fatality Review Team (CFR Team) will hold its regular scheduled meetings at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott located at 424 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, ID 83706.
The Mission
The Governor's Task Force on Children at Risk is working diligently to establish a statewide Child Death Review Team to allow comprehensive and multidisciplinary review of deaths of children younger than 18 years-old, in order to identify what information and education may improve the health and safety of Idaho's children. This professional team will be demographically diverse and will meet on a quarterly basis and/ or as needed when cases arise.
Each year the Idaho Child Fatality Review Team presents its annual report on child deaths
occurring in Idaho. The team was formed by the Governor’s Task Force on Children at Risk,
under Executive Order 2012-03 to review deaths to children under the age of 18, using a
comprehensive and multidisciplinary process. The team is tasked with identifying information
and education that is needed to improve the health and safety of Idaho’s children. Their goal is
to identify common links or circumstances in these deaths that may be addressed to prevent
similar tragedies in the future.
Annual Report
2018 Child Deaths in Idaho, A Report of Finding by the Idaho Child Fatality Review Team, Published April 2021
CFRT Fact Sheet 2018
Meet the Review Team
Tahna Barton, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) CFR Team Chair
Jerrilea Archer, Ada County Sheriff’s Office (retired)
Susan Bradford, MD, Pediatrician, Family Medicine Residency of Idaho
Josie Bryan, Program Coordinator, St. Luke’s Children’s Injury Prevention
Justin Clemons, Fire Fighter/Paramedic, Pocatello Fire Department
Matthew Cox, MD, St. Luke’s Medical Center, CARES
Mark Duell, Program Specialist, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Behavioral Health
Candace Falsetti, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Behavioral Health
Alana Minton, JD, Deputy Attorney General, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Dotti Owens, Ada County Coroner
Kris Spain MS, RD, LD, Central District Health, Family and Clinic Services Division Administrator
Kara Stevens, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Clinical and Preventive Services
Garth Warren, MD, Ada County Coroner, Forensic Pathologist
Michelle Weir, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Child and Family Services
Gayla Smutny, Principal Research Analyst, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (analytical and reporting support)
Christine Hahn, MD*, Idaho State Epidemiologist, Medical Director, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (subcommittee member)
*Non-voting members