Child Fatality Reports: Niagara County

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About These Reports

Child deaths in New York State that allegedly resulted from abuse or maltreatment are reported to the Statewide Central Register (SCR) of Child Abuse and Maltreatment and investigated by the local department of social services (LDSS). By law, certain reports are investigated in coordination with law enforcement.

The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is required by statute to conduct a review of each fatality investigation and issue a summary report within six months of the local investigation. OCFS reviews a family’s history three years before the fatality, including ongoing and prior and current child protective investigations and services a child or family may been receiving prior to the fatality. If OCFS determines that there were lapses in adhering to state regulation or policy, OCFS issues findings and monitors the implementation of the corrective action plan required of the LDSS. OCFS also reviews and issues fatality reports for children who die while in foster care, or while they are receiving preventive services, regardless of abuse or neglect allegations.

OCFS posts fatality reports (names and identifying information is withheld on all reports) when it is determined that disclosure would not harm the child’s surviving siblings or other children in the household. The OCFS Commissioner considers whether publishing a fatality report is contrary to the best interests of a child’s siblings or other children in the household, what effects publication may have on the privacy of children and family, and any potentially detrimental effects publication may have on reuniting and providing services to a family. This process is referred to as a “best interest determination” and is conducted by OCFS and, in certain instances, with the assistance of experts serving on the OCFS Statewide Child Fatality Review Team. This team is comprised of state and local professionals working together to research the causes of preventable child deaths and develops strategies to prevent them. OCFS also certifies 18 regional and local child fatality review teams.

The reports posted here are not the actual investigations conducted by the local departments of social services; they are OCFS’s review of the actual investigation and meet the standards for public release.

See the OCFS Prevention and Child Safety pages for information on keeping children safe.

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Child Fatality Reports: Niagara County

Links Date Released
BU-24-009 Word | BU-24-009 PDF - Sep 4, 2024
BU-24-007 Word | BU-24-007 PDF - Aug 29, 2024
BU-24-003 Word | BU-24-003 PDF - Jul 9, 2024
BU-23-041 Word | BU-23-041 PDF - Mar 26, 2024
BU-23-040 Word | BU-23-040 PDF - Mar 4, 2024
BU-23-025 Word | BU-23-025 PDF - Jan 16, 2024
BU-22-031 Word | BU-22-031 PDF - May 11, 2023
BU-22-033 Word | BU-22-033 PDF - Apr 24, 2023
BU-22-017 Word | BU-22-017 PDF - Jan 23, 2023
BU-22-006 Word | BU-22-006 PDF - Sep 23, 2022
BU-22-005 Word | BU-22-005 PDF - Aug 10, 2022
BU-21-035 Word | BU-21-035 PDF - May 2, 2022
BU-21-029 Word | BU-21-029 PDF - Feb 22, 2022
BU-21-023 Word | BU-21-023 PDF - Nov 30, 2021
BU-21-016 Word | BU-21-016 PDF - Nov 1, 2021
BU-21-006 Word | BU-21-006 PDF - Aug 20, 2021
BU-20-035 Word | BU-20-035 PDF - Jun 28, 2021
BU-21-002 Word | BU-21-002 PDF - Jun 28, 2021
BU-20-022 Word | BU-20-022 PDF - Feb 10, 2021
BU-20-011 Word | BU-20-011 PDF - Oct 19, 2020
BU-20-003 Word | BU-20-003 PDF - Jun 15, 2020
BU-19-032 Word | BU-19-032 PDF - Feb 26, 2020
BU-19-029 Word | BU-19-029 PDF - Jan 14, 2020
BU-19-015 Word | BU-19-015 PDF - Sep 9, 2019
BU-19-013 Word | BU-19-013 PDF - Aug 13, 2019
BU-19-012 Word | BU-19-012 PDF - Jul 31, 2019
BU-19-009 Word | BU-19-009 PDF - Jul 16, 2019
BU-19-011 Word | BU-19-011 PDF - Jul 9, 2019
BU-19-006 Word | BU-19-006 PDF - Jul 2, 2019
BU-19-002 Word | BU-19-002 PDF - Jun 20, 2019
BU-18-037 Word | BU-18-037 PDF - Jun 10, 2019
BU-19-003 Word | BU-19-003 PDF - May 28, 2019
BU-18-013 Word | BU-18-013 PDF - Oct 3, 2018
BU-18-010 Word | BU-18-010 PDF - Sep 27, 2018
BU-18-014 Word | BU-18-014 PDF - Aug 21, 2018
BU-18-009 Word | BU-18-009 PDF - Aug 14, 2018
BU-18-003 Word | BU-18-003 PDF - May 25, 2018
BU-17-032 Word | BU-17-032 PDF - Apr 25, 2018
BU-17-029 Word | BU-17-029 PDF - Apr 19, 2018
BU-17-030 Word | BU-17-030 PDF - Apr 19, 2018
BU-17-031 Word | BU-17-031 PDF - Apr 16, 2018
BU-17-028 Word | BU-17-028 PDF - Mar 20, 2018
BU-17-022 Word | BU-17-022 PDF - Feb 15, 2018
BU-17-024 Word | BU-17-024 PDF - Feb 9, 2018
BU-16-042 Word | BU-16-042 PDF - Apr 26, 2017
BU-16-010 Word | BU-16-010 PDF - Dec 13, 2016
BU-16-025 Word | BU-16-025 PDF - Dec 12, 2016
BU-16-008 Word | BU-16-008 PDF - Dec 5, 2016
BU-16-018 Word | BU-16-018 PDF - Nov 29, 2016