Background
Children living in the child welfare system (i.e. foster care, group homes) are known to experience more adverse outcomes compared to children who live with their biological parents or adoptive/other family members. Individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are also predisposed to adverse experiences. However, these adverse experiences may be more common for those
CanFASD is looking for Canadian artists with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) to participate in their annual art competition!
The winner will receive a $500 prize and their art will be featured on the CanFASD holiday cards.
Deadline is November 25, 2020. Be sure to
Une grande nouvelle en provenance de FASD ONE concernant l’éducation et le TSAF, n’hésitez pas à partager et à poursuivre la conversation!
(Veuillez noter que le message de Mary Cunningham a été traduit de l’anglais par nos soins)
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29 octobre 2020 Chers membres de la « famille » TSAF de l’Ontario:
Ceci est pour VOUS si vous avez
COVID-19 may have been the impetus for many people to take up a new pastime, but for one Merritt teenager, the activity he chose seemed unlikely, even impossible. Darius Sam, 19, who had never entered a 10K run, raced a bicycle or swam much at all, decided to run an Ironman Triathlon.
The coronavirus lockdown had cancelled
Samantha has defied the odds stacked against her since birth.
She knows what it means to work hard despite obstacles being thrown at her from every direction.
Samantha’s perseverance was acknowledged last month when she was awarded the Ronald Lees Bursary from the Children’s Aid Society of Nipissing and Parry Sound.
“As an adopted person who has been
CanFASD is accepting applications for the 2021 Dr. Sterling Clarren FASD Research Award!
The Canada FASD Research Network (CanFASD) Dr. Sterling Clarren FASD Research Award has been named in honour of Dr. Sterling Clarren to recognize his pioneering contribution and leadership in the field of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The award is
(London) – A new poll shows that 91% of women and 85% of men believe that children should have access to information about harm done to them in utero to help them get diagnosis and support (only 1% of women disagreed or strongly disagreed and 2% of men). 85% of women and 74% of men
Ottawa, 17 septembre 2020 — Le Centre canadien sur les dépendances et l’usage de substances (CCDUS) est à la tête d’un vaste projet collaboratif visant à actualiser les Directives de consommation d’alcool à faible risque du Canada d’ici mars 2022.
Ce projet de 20 mois auquel participeront de grands experts scientifiques, des chercheurs, des spécialistes de la
FASD to Caregivers is what is happening in this moment. As my journey over the last 30 years has taken me to many places, from hope to despair and back again, it is hard to say exactly what FASD is to me. At one point it was the all-encompassing changing and
