Nova ScotiaThe child death review committee’s report was based on a review of 911 deaths of young Nova Scotians between 2009 and 2023.Recommendation made in the first report of the child death review committeeThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 19, 2025 7:44 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoA committee examined 911 deaths among people under the age of 25 in Nova Scotia between 2009 and 2023 to try to pinpoint common themes. It found many of the deaths were accidental, due in large part to the high number of young people who have died in motor vehicle crashes. (CBC)A government-appointed committee in Nova Scotia is recommending the province bulk up road safety efforts to address a major cause of deaths of people 25 years and younger.This was among the recommendations in the first report of the child death review committee.The report was based on a review of 911 deaths of young Nova Scotians between 2009 and 2023.Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health, told reporters Friday many of the deaths examined in the report were accidental, due in large part to the high number of young people who have died in motor vehicle crashes, which includes ATVs and other recreational vehicles.Strang said the majority of these accidental deaths were men between the ages of 24 and 25, and that accidental deaths were more likely to happen in rural areas.The report also recommended expanding suicide and homicide prevention among high-risk groups as well as improving water safety efforts to prevent drownings.The committee also recommended the government increase “surveillance of harms related to extreme weather events” caused by climate change.Justice Minister Becky Druhan told reporters Friday the government values the insights in the report and is committed to acting on its recommendations.
N.S. committee urges better road safety efforts to prevent deaths of young people
