A Mustard Seed of Hope is a beautiful new booklet describing culturally grounded approaches within wraparound care for pregnant and parenting women who are dealing with substance use and trauma.
It describes the Indigenous cultural programming that is being offered in some wraparound programs, to honour this work and to inspire others who provide
Breaking Stigma: Supporting Success in a Complex World – October 24-25, 2023
Join us in connecting clinicians, researchers, experts, social & support workers, & the FASD community to share current research & resources, facilitate dialogue, & promote advocacy!
Participate in a virtual learning journey that incudes:
Breaking Stigma: Supporting Success in a Complex World – October 24-25, 2023
Abstract submission deadline: Friday, August 18, 2023
The London & Region FASD Conference planning committee is pleased to invite abstract submissions for featured oral and ePoster presentations for this year’s virtual conference. Abstract topics may be basic, translational, or clinical research. The conference
Youth and young adults (ages 12-26) with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) who reside in Canada are invited to participate in a research study examining legal decision making. Meetings take place virtually, for up to 2.5 hours in total over 2 or more sessions, with breaks. Participants may have a caregiver or support person present.
Breaking Stigma: Supporting Success in a Complex World – October 24-25, 2023
Proposal submission deadline: Friday, April 21, 2023
The London & Region FASD Conference planning committee is pleased to invite proposal submissions for featured workshops to be delivered at this year’s virtual conference.
Workshop presentation topics may include research, clinical approaches, or lived experience. The
It’s finally happening! CanFASD is hosting a national conference on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
The Canada FASD Conference 2023 is coming to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan November 7-9, 2023.
What’s it about?
This conference will bring people from across Canada together to share how research and evidence can inform tangible solutions to address the complexities of FASD.
According to the new Canada’s Guidance on Alcohol and Health, 3–6 standard drinks a week represents a moderate risk to your health. After that, the more you drink, the more you increase your risk of seven types of cancer, most types of cardiovascular diseases, liver disease and violence. The guidance recommends no more than 2
Having less than one alcoholic drink a week during pregnancy is enough to change the fetal brain in ways that can lead to problems once a child is born, like language deficits, new research suggests.
It is National Addictions Awareness Week. In celebration, we wanted to share a little bit about a project we are working on to improve substance use treatment in individuals with FASD.
Based on previous research, we know substance use in individuals with FASD is high. Data from the
