Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Manitoba"

CBC News: Rosetta Bignell’s life used to be very different from how it is now — and looking back, she’s proud of how far she’s come. Growing up, Bignell describes herself as “a bad kid.” She had challenges at school. She threatened staff at her group home after being taken into child and family services...

Developed a comprehensive FASD training package in partnership with numerous FASD service providers. The training package will include four modules: the social context of FASD, prevention/stigma, what is FASD? strategies for support/intervention. Module 1 includes two Elders teachings (a Unity Teaching and an Alcohol Teaching), which teach participants how colonization, residential schools and intergenerational trauma...

FASD programs and services are administered and delivered as part of Healthy Child program. No specifics available  Establishment of a special court to focus specifically on people with FASD.  The court, which is expected to open at the end of February and sit one day a week, is an extension of the original youth program. It...

The Manitoba FASD Centre is a multidisciplinary assessment, education, training and research service of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Child Health Program. It provides assessment and diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in individuals. The Centre, established in 2009 and located at the Rehabilitation Centre for Children, was formerly the Clinic for Alcohol & Drug...

Manitoba’s FASD Strategy is an interdepartmental partnership, with direction from the Healthy Child Committee of Cabinet, working together to support the community to address FASD. Manitoba Children and Youth Opportunities, through Healthy Child Manitoba, chairs this initiative. The Manitoba government continues to invest in and expand their 2007 FASD Strategy, and remains committed to the...