Exploring Theme: "Govt. Commitments to FASD Programs"

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...

Representative Jennifer Charlesworth is marking International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day with the release of a new resource aimed to inform and assist practitioners working with B.C. children and youth who have the disability and their families. Hands, not Hurdles: Helping Children with FASD and their Families is a condensed and easily digestible version...

FASD Ontario is an online, accessible and bilingual website that has a: directory of information and services list of learning events compilation of local, national and international news online community to share information https://www.ontario.ca/page/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorder-fasd-programs-and-services The Indigenous Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)/Child Nutrition Program (FASD/CNP) is designed and delivered by Indigenous service providers to Indigenous children, youth and...

BC Representative for Children and Youth – released a report “Excluded: Increasing Understanding, Support and Inclusion for Children with FASD and their Families” that recommends that the provincial government should take both immediate and long-term action to improve supports and services to children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and their families.  Children with suspected or...

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...

The Government of Quebec has committed $48M towards the launch of Agir Tôt (Act Early) program, an initiative to screen for and diagnose development delays, physical and intellectual disabilities, and autism spectrum disorder in young children from birth to age five. Funding will include a new health intervention team to help screen for neurological disorders...

The Government of Yukon released a “What We Heard” document today that summarizes the key findings of its public engagement on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). The public engagement took place from May 2017 through February 2018. Representatives from the FASD Interagency Advisory Committee travelled to nine Yukon communities to meet with identified stakeholders, including...

Nine provincial government ministries – including Justice – were involved in the development of “A 10-year Provincial Plan (FASD – Building on Strengths” which demonstrates government’s commitment to a collaborative, cross-ministry approach. The FASD Plan serves to guide the efforts of provincial ministries and regional and community-based partners. It has fostered the coordination of these...

The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute releases “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Prevention Framework 2014.” The FASD Prevention Framework is based on the Levels of FASD Prevention Framework developed by Nancy Poole with the Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia (2008). This approach clearly delineates four levels of prevention activities to comprehensively address FASD prevention....

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...

The FASD Network of Saskatchewan is a parent-led organization that helps individuals with FASD and their families recognize themselves as safe, supported, valued and contributing members of the community. The FASD Family Support Program offers individualized support to families living with FASD along with opportunities to gather, connect and share lived experiences. This program has a...

9 provincial government ministries – including Justice – and other agencies developed a 10-year FASD Strategic Plan to design, administer and develop prevention programs, assessment and diagnosis services, and support for those affected by the disorder coordinated through 12 FASD Service Networks in Alberta. http://fasd.alberta.ca/documents/FASD-10-year-plan.pdf...

The FASD NL Network was officially formed in December 2012.  By promoting accurate and credible information, fasdNL is focused on increasing the awareness of FASD and related issues among individuals, families and communities. The fasdNL Network believes that such awareness efforts will assist in the prevention of FASD as well as to increase support and functioning...