Center for National Prevention Initiatives

The Center for National Prevention Initiatives (CNPI) is comprised of the National Center for Fatality Review and Prevention (National Center) and the Data Coordinating Center (DCC).

The National Center provides technical assistance to pediatric and adult fatality review programs throughout the United States. Technical assistance is provided in the form of program site visits, written guidance reports, webinars, and data use agreements. The goal of the National Center is to catalyze prevention efforts. Two data systems- the Pediatric National Fatality Review-Case Reporting System and the Adult National Fatality Review-Case Reporting System- are managed by the National Center. The National Center is supported by funding through a cooperative agreement from the Health Resources and Services Administration and by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The DCC is responsible for Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) and Sudden Death in the Young (SDY) Case Registry. The Case Registry compiles information, including consented DNA samples, about young individuals who pass away unexpectedly. The DCC works alongside the Centers for Disease Control’s Division of Reproductive Health, and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and National Institute of Neurologic Disorder and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health.

Both the National Center and DCC serve multidisciplinary teams that review fatalities of infants, children, and young adults up to the age of 21. The National Center also supports adult suicide fatality reviews, with a focus on veterans, service members, and their families. Information is gathered to better understand the causes of these deaths and find ways to prevent them.