A Childhood Cut Short: Child Deaths in Penal Custody and the Pains of Child Imprisonment

Much of the existing evidence for the healthy immigrant advantage comes from developed countries. We investigate whether an immigrant health advantage exists in South Africa, an important emerging economy. Using the 2001 South African Census, this study examines differences in child mortality between native-born South African and immigrant blacks. We find that accounting for region of origin is critical: immigrants from southern Africa are more likely to experience higher lifetime child mortality compared to the native-born population. Further, immigrants from outside of southern Africa are less likely than both groups to experience child deaths. Finally, in contrast to patterns observed in developed countries, we detect a strong relationship between schooling and child mortality among black immigrants.

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In the Care of the State? Child Deaths in Penal Custody in England and Wales

Children & Society ◽

10.1111/j.1099-0860.2006.00006.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 242-243

Keyword(s):

The State ◽

England And Wales ◽

Child Deaths ◽

State Child

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Current Priorities in Health Research Funding and Lack of Impact on the Number of Child Deaths per Year

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.2005.083287 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 97 (2) ◽

pp. 219-223 ◽

Cited By ~ 57

Author(s):

Jef L. Leroy ◽

Jean-Pierre Habicht ◽

Gretel Pelto ◽

Stefano M. Bertozzi

Keyword(s):

Health Research ◽

Research Funding ◽

Child Deaths

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List of 56 best interventions will help to reduce maternal and child deaths

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.d8211 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 343 (dec16 1) ◽

pp. d8211-d8211

Author(s):

Z. Kmietowicz

Keyword(s):

Child Deaths

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Child deaths at National District Hospital, Free State: one a month is better than one a week

South African Family Practice ◽

10.1080/20786190.2017.1317991 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 59 (5) ◽

pp. 172-174

Author(s):

H Brits

Keyword(s):

District Hospital ◽

Free State ◽

Child Deaths ◽

Better Than

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Investigation and Review of Unexpected Infant and Child Deaths

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.92.5.734 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 92 (5) ◽

pp. 734-735

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

United States ◽

Child Abuse ◽

Child Death ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

The United States ◽

Medical Examiner ◽

Sudden Infant ◽

Child Deaths ◽

Death Investigation

A significant proportion of infant and child deaths are preventable. Of the 55 861 deaths of children aged 14 and younger in the United States in 1989, more than three fourths occurred in children under the age of 2 years.1 Approximately one third of the latter were unexpected, including those due to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or trauma, or deaths that were otherwise unexplained. Child abuse deaths occur in greatest numbers among infants, followed by those in toddlers and preschool children.2 Children younger than 6 years of age are most vulnerable to abuse because of their small size, incomplete verbal skills, and often limited contact with adults other than their primary caretakers.3 With few exceptions, throughout the United States there is no uniform system for the investigation of infant and child deaths. Many jurisdictions lack appropriately trained pathologists, interagency collaboration hat would facilitate sharing of information about the family, and a surveillance system to evaluate data regarding infant deaths. As a result, progress in the understanding of SIDS is inhibited, cases of child abuse and neglect may be missed, familial genetic diseases go undiagnosed, public health threats may be unrecognized, and inadequate medical care may be undetected. Lack of adequate infant and child death investigation is an impediment to preventing illness, injury and death of other children at risk. Adequate death investigation requires the participation of numerous individuals including medical examiner/coroner, public health officials, the patient's physician, the pathologist, and personnel from agencies involved with child welfare and social services and law enforcement.

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Roles, Responsibilities, and Rights: An Organisational Analysis of Provincial and Territorial Child and Youth Advocate Offices in Canada

The International Journal of Children s Rights ◽

10.1163/15718182-29040009 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 809-834

Author(s):

Daniella Bendo

Keyword(s):

Educational Outreach ◽

Political Factors ◽

Academic Literature ◽

Staff Members ◽

Child Deaths ◽

Canadian Council ◽

The Way

Abstract Limited academic literature has explored the responsibilities of Provincial and Territorial Child and Youth Advocates in Canada. This paper analyses the responsibilities that constitute the role of Canadian Provincial and Territorial Child and Youth Advocates, as well as the forces that impact and shape these responsibilities. A total of 17 participants, including current and former members of the Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (cccya) as well as their staff members are included in the study. Findings reveal that individual advocacy, systemic advocacy, investigations into critical injuries and child deaths, as well as educational outreach, constitute the primary responsibilities of the cccya. Additionally, at the provincial and territorial level, it is important for advocates to navigate the historical, cultural and political factors that inform discourses surrounding childhood as these factors impact the way advocacy is understood and carried out within these organisations.

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