First, I need to clarify that although the newspaper articles referred to 844 child deaths over a six-year period, the majority of these children did not die from abuse or neglect. They died from accidents or medical conditions. However, while the majority of the children were not in state custody and did not die from abuse, even one child who dies from abuse is one too many. I want to give you an update on what we are doing to prevent as many of these fatalities as we can.
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