Shaken Baby Syndrome Defense

Shaken Baby Syndrome Defense is a consultant service developed to assist individuals and families facing charges of shaken baby syndrome. According to the organization website, certain factors increase the likelihood that a parent or parents will be charged and the child diagnosed with Shaken Baby Syndrome. In many cases, these charges do not include further analysis of the events in question or the child's physical condition, leading to a number of families facing illegitimate charges. The goal of Shaken Baby Syndrome Defense is to coordinate with defense attorneys, medical experts and others directly involved with pending charges to ensure that individuals have the best opportunity to mount a defense in court. To date, the organization has acted as consultant for more than 500 cases involving Shaken Baby Syndrome. While their mission is not to protect those who participate in child abuse, they understand the frequency with which families are misidentified as abusive and hope to intervene before families are separated unnecessarily.