This online training course is designed to build capacity of staff who provide services to youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
The new training program provides need-to-know information and skills for understanding the impacts of FASD for individuals in the Canadian justice system, identifying and working with individuals with FASD (including profession-specific strategies) and building
The London and Region FASD Conference (LFASDC), strives to be informative, innovative, educational, and inclusive. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Science, Knowledge, and Experience: A Shared Journey”, highlighting the benefits of engaged and meaningful cross-disciplinary partnerships that can facilitate the translation of academic theory into practice, as well as allow personal and community experience to
Surrey Place is supporting organizations initiating FASD diagnostic services and clinics.
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The 2021 London FASD Conference planning committee is pleased to invite abstract submissions for featured oral and poster presentations to be delivered at this year’s virtual conference.
Abstract topics may be research-based or practice-based. This conference is inclusive of individuals from various personal and professional backgrounds and we request that abstracts are accessible
Nexus santé a le plaisir de présenter deux des groupes TSAF financés pour ce cycle !
Le premier est un nouveau groupe provincial virtuel pour les personnes âgées qui s’occupent d’enfants adultes avec un TSAF ou soupçonnés d’avoir un TSAF, qui sera lancé cet automne. Ce groupe a été organisé par Elspeth Ross,
FASD Month is just around the corner! Held every year during the month of September, FASD Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness about FASD and the potential impacts of alcohol use during pregnancy and to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of those with FASD.
FASD Month is centered around FASD Day, held on
If you are looking for ideas to create awareness leading up to and on International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day (September 9) then Our Sacred Breath have put together a fun activity to help build excitement and give you some suggestions for simple activities!
It’s FASDay Bingo!
They will be uncovering squares on the Bingo
In April 2021 the BC Representative for Children & Youth released a report entitled Excluded: Increasing Understanding, Support and Inclusion for Children with FASD and their Families. This comprehensive report challenges the stigma surrounding FASD and brings attention to the significant issues with services related to FASD assessment, diagnosis, and support. It highlights the major inequalities people
L’alcool est l’une des substances les plus consommées par les Canadiens. Selon l’Institut canadien d’information sur la santé, les hospitalisations attribuables aux méfaits de l’alcool et la consommation globale d’alcool ont augmenté au cours des premiers mois de la pandémie de COVID‑19. La consommation d’alcool à risque élevé et le trouble de l’usage de l’alcool (TUA)
The Manitoba government is providing more than $825,000 over three years to Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre of Winnipeg, Inc. (AHWC) to deliver an outreach program that gives intensive support to people who are pregnant or have recently had a baby and use substances, Families Minister Rochelle Squires announced today.
“Through the Insight Mentoring Program, women
