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Wisconsin Statewide Child Death Review Team

Mission Statement

The goal of the Wisconsin Statewide Child Fatality Review Team is to reduce preventable childhood deaths in Wisconsin.  The statewide team will gather information on unexpected child deaths in Wisconsin and use the information gathered to:

1. Advise the legislature and state agencies on the need for modifications to law, policy or practice

2. Educate the public regarding the incidence and causes of child deaths and specific steps the public can take to prevent future deaths

3. Identify training needs and make training resources available to statewide professional organizations, advocacy groups and others

4. Facilitate the development of local/regional teams.

Member Agencies

♦ The Attorney General or designee
♦ The Secretary of the Department of Health & Family Services or designee
♦ The Superintendent of Public Schools or designee
♦ The Secretary of the Department of Transportation or designee
♦ The Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources or designee
♦ A representative from the Wisconsin District Attorney's Association
♦ Law Enforcement Representative
♦ Child Protective Service Representative
♦ Epidemiologist
♦ Medical Examiner/Coroner
♦ Pediatrician
♦ Statewide Child Advocacy Representation

Staff: DOJ/CJA Grant Coordinator
         Representative from DHFS Center for Health Statistics

Definition of Terms

WISCONSIN CHILD DEATH REVIEW TEAM MEMBERS
Name Phone / Fax

William H. Perloff, M.D., Ph.D.
9527 N. Bay Drive
Baileys Harbor, WI54202-9504
(CHAIR)
E-Mail:wperloff@hughes.net

920/839-9282

FAX:920/839-9565

Jan Cummings, Executive Director
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Office of Crime Victim Services
17 West Main Street, PO Box7951
Madison, WI53707-7951
E-Mail: cummingsjl@doj.state.wi.us

608/266-0109

FAX:608/264-6368

Christopher Happy, MD
Milwaukee County Medical Examiner
933 West Highland Avenue
Milwaukee, WI53233
E-Mail: christopher.happy@milwcnty.com

414/223-1216

FAX:414/223-1237

Paula Brown
Bureau of Safety & Well-being
Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families
201 East Washington Avenue 2nd Floor/PO Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
email paulal.brown@dcf.wisconsin.gov

608/266-0579

FAX:608/264-6750

VACANT
Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
16 North Carroll Street
Madison, WI53703
E-Mail:

608/284-0580

FAX:608/284-0583

Todd Schaller
Director, Recreation Enforcement & Education
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
101 S Webster Street LE/8, PO Box7921
Madison, WI53707-7921
E-Mail:todd.schaller@wi.gov

608/266-0859

FAX:608/266-3696

Tom Fallon
Assistant Attorney General
WI Dept. of Justice
17 W Main Street
Madison, WI53703
E-mail: fallontj@doj.state.wi.us

608/264-9488

FAX:608/267-2778

VACANT
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
120BHillFarmsStateOfficeBuilding
PO Box7910
Madison, WI53707-7910
E-Mail:

FAX:

Linda Hale
Chief, Family Health Section – Division of Public Health
WI Dept. of Health Services
1 W Wilson St., RM 351
Madison, WI53701-2659
E-Mail: linda.hale@dhs.wisconsin.gov

608/267-7174

FAX:608/267-3824

Jim Holmes
Special Agent, DCI
WI Dept. of Justice
17 W Main Street
Madison, WI53703
E-Mail: holmesjc@doj.state.wi.us

608/266-1671

FAX:608/267-2777

Murray L. Katcher, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer for Bureau of Family and Community Health - Division of Public Health
Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services
One West Wilson- RM 243, PO Box2659
Madison, WI53701-2659
E-Mail:murray.katcher@dhs.wisconsin.gov

608/266-5818

FAX:608/266-3125

Barbara Knox, MD
UW Children’s Hospital/Dept. of Pediatrics
H4/415 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, WI53792-4108
E-Mail: BLKNOX@pediatrics.wisc.edu

608/262-5087

FAX:608/265-7957

Doug Kelly, MD
Fond du Lac County Medical Examiner
134 Western Avenue
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
E-Mail:doug.kelly@fdlco.wi.gov

920/929-3390

FAX:920/929-6818

Robin Ross
Consumer Product Safety
7902 Lakeview Road
Waterford, WI53185
E-Mail: rross@CPSC.gov

262/662-2583

FAX:262/662-2593

Lynn Sheets
, MD Medical Director, Child Protection Center
Children’s Hospital of WI
PO Box1997, C615
Milwaukee, WI53201
E-Mail: lsheets@chw.org

414/266-2090

FAX:414/266-3157

Maryanne Snyder
Children’s Trust Fund
110 E Main St., Ste 614
Madison, WI53703
E-mail: maryanne.snyder@ctf.state.wi.us

608/266-3737

FAX:608/266-3792

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