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May 1, 2012 - April 30, 2013
A death or near death of a child under suspicious circumstances often effects the wider community with everyone left wondering what could have been done differently to prevent the untimely death of a child. By law, the department is required to investigate circumstances surrounding cases where suspected child abuse may have occurred. To help the community better understand what lead to the death, and to help initiate a discussion on how Pennsylvanians as a whole can prevent future deaths from occurring, the department posts the findings of our investigations below.
Unless the reports compromise a criminal proceeding all reports are posted. Some information is redacted from the reports as it is protected by privacy laws, most notably medical information protected by the federal HIPAA law.
All finalized child death and near death reports are considered public information in Pennsylvania. For reports going back more than five years please call 717-787-3984 to request a copy of the report(s) you are looking for.
2012
Central RegionDeathsNear DeathsNo reports available | Northeast RegionDeathsNear Deaths No reports available |
Southeast RegionDeathsHarper-Moore_Death_062312_SE.pdf Near Deaths | Western RegionDeathsNo reports available Near DeathsNo reports available |
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2008
Central RegionDeathsNo reports available Near DeathsNo reports available | Northeast RegionDeathsNo reports available Near DeathsNo reports available |
Southeast RegionDeathsDeJesus_Death_082408_SE.pdf Near DeathsNo reports available | Western RegionDeathsNo reports available Near DeathsNo reports available |
