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Alberta’s Comprehensive Approach to Supporting Individuals and Families Impacted by FASD

 

“Alberta, Canada has taken a unique and proactive approach to address the complexities of FASD. The province has developed and implemented a made-in-Alberta plan that focuses on developing and delivering community-based solutions.”

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Addressing Prenatal Alcohol and Other Drug Exposure in Tribal Child Welfare: An Environmental Scan

 Tribal communities face critical challenges in identifying and addressing substance use by pregnant women. To address these challenges, tribal communities are developing innovative and culturally resonant approaches to address prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and prenatal substance exposure (PSE).”
- Adversity and Resilience Science

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CDC Toolkit: Become a Disability A.L.L.Y.

 “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching a new digital toolkit with shareable graphics and sample social media posts to help partners advocate for inclusion and accessibility in healthcare settings.

This toolkit includes information on how providers can make small changes in their practice to increase accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities and their families.”

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Podcast on CAMP FASD - A Conversation with Nicholas Tassone and Emma Melendez-Scherer

 This episode of the podcast FASD Hope highlights “CAMP FASD with Nicholas Tassone (President and Co-Founder) and Emma Melendez-Scherer (Chief Administrative Officer). The purpose of CAMP FASD is to provide children with FASD a positive and safe environment in which to build skills that will assist them in everyday life.”

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Why No Alcohol During Pregnancy Is the Safest Choice

This article is by Dr. Vincent C. Smith, Medical Director for the American Academy of Pediatrics’ FASD Program, who writes, “Screening for prenatal alcohol exposure is an essential function of the primary care medical home and the responsibility of all pediatricians.”

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adults With FASD: Linking Immune Function to Mental Health Status

 “Taken together, to our knowledge, this study is the first to examine the impact of the pandemic in adults with FASD. And while it may be too soon to predict the long-term effects of the pandemic on mental health, our data suggest that it will be important that future work also takes into account how immune function may be modulating mental health outcomes in this population.”
- Frontiers in Neuroscience

 

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