Child Fatality Review Committee of Bibb County THE CHILD FATALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE OF BIBB COUNTY, GEORGIA July 14, 2025 Child Fatality Review Unit Georgia Bureau of Investigations 3121 Panthersville Road Decatur, GA 30034 RE: 2024 Annual Child Fatality Review—Bibb County Dear Child Fatality Review Unit: In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 19-15-3(o), the Bibb County Child Fatality Review Committee submits the following information from the 2024 calendar year for your review: The Bibb County Child Fatality Review Committee, chaired by the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office, has representation from the Department of Public Health, the Coroner's Office, Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the Bibb County District Attorney's Office, the Bibb County Department of Family and Children's Services, Bibb County Juvenile Court, Mental Health and Prevention Advocacy, the Child Advocacy Center, Bibb County Public Schools, and Safe Kids. The Committee meets monthly to review child deaths. During the 2024 calendar year, the Committee was notified of 21 child deaths, all of which qualified for review by the Committee. The reports for these deaths have been properly submitted online. The category breakdown for these deaths is as follows: Sudden Unexplained Infant Death – 7; Homicides – 2; Unknown - 2; Vehicle Accident - 1; and Medical – 9. Our Committee continues to collaborate with other appropriate agencies to educate our community and to raise awareness for safe sleeping; fire safety and prevention; car safety seats and proper restraints; medical preventive measures; suicide awareness signs; and general child supervision and safety. During this calendar year, two of the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office investigators, who leads the CFR monthly meetings, presented several trainings on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and Child Death Investigation. On April 18, 2024, they conducted a training for the pediatric staff at Atrium Health Navicent. They also conducted their informative training on June 15, 2024, at an Amelia Island, Florida, conference for pediatric physicians and nurses. These trainings were focused on the complexities of SUID and emphasized the importance of placing infants to sleep in a crib or bassinet, rather than on adult beds, sofas, or other potentially unsafe surfaces. Thank you for this opportunity to present this information to you. If there are any additional questions about our reports and/or activities for Bibb County, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours very truly, /s/ Pamela Faison Director of Victim Services Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office IPL0258801 Aug 6 2025