Author: Casidee Gonzales
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Advocacy and Education in North Dakota: An Interview with Carl Young
FASD North Dakota, an affiliate of FASD United, has big news. FASD ND is ran by Carl, Malette, and Kelsey Young- and while they have a small team, they get it done! The state victories S.B. 2335 and S.B. 2276 were enacted into North Dakotan law this May. Executive Director Carl Young agreed to an…
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The Power of Dedication: An Interview with Cleota Brown and Ann Yabusaki of Hawai’i FASD Action Group
With the impending release of two new bipartisan FASD bills at the national level, FASD United wants to highlight some important state victories. As an affiliate of FASD United, the Hawai’i FASD Action Group is familiar with the territory- the triumphs and difficulties that come with FASD awareness. It was an honor to sit down…
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National Foster Care Month 2023: A Powerful Interview with Arnold Eby of The NFPA
Welcome to May! FASD United would like to highlight an important appreciation month that has strong ties to the community- National Foster Care Month! In celebration, an interview was conducted with NFPA Executive Director and experienced foster/adoptive parent, Arnold Eby. The National Foster Parent Association is a national-level nonprofit organization with a mission to be…
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ICCFASD 2023 Virtual Conference Was a Success! Thank you.
Thank you to all those in attendance at The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) on April 17th, 2023. The FASD United team presented on the Family Navigation program which helps provide individuals living with FASDs, their family, caregivers and supporters with both confidential and expert support/referrals. If you were unable to…
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Get Ready! Run FASD 2023- An Interview with Coach Rebecca
April is a busy month, and the rest of 2023 seems to promise the same. It is our immense honor to re-introduce Run FASD and Coach Rebecca Tillou. To do so, FASD United conducted a virtual interview with this FASD self-advocate, author, and inspiration! This event comes into its third-year as of September 2023. Rebecca…
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Welcome Dr. Omar Abdul-Rahman to FASD United’s Board of Directors!
FASD United is excited to announce that we have a new Board member joining us- Omar Abdul-Rahman. He is a clinical geneticist. Dr. Abdul-Rahman is chief of the Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital. He has a vast knowledge of genetics in prenatal,…
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Yes I Am: An Impactful Follow-up to “Yes I Can”
2023 marked the beginning of a hard-hitting campaign called Yes I Can. It’s aim was to provide inspiring content that highlighted the importance of strengths-based research AND lived experience. As we move into a busy Quarter Two, it’s our honor to present the follow-up to this campaign, “Yes I Am!” This new 13-week series will…
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Huge Research Release! Article Share from Nature Reviews Focuses on FASD.
Article From: Svetlana Popova, Michael E. Charness, Larry Burd , Andi Crawford, H. Eugene Hoyme, Raja A. S. Mukherjee, Edward P. Riley & Elizabeth J. Elliott We are excited to share the findings of significant research from Nature Reviews recently released on FASDs, their impacts, and the urgent importance for better diagnosis. Prenatal alcohol exposure…
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An Interview with Laura Bedard on Newly Released Book “My FASD Feelings”
Laura Bedard, and her sister Dr. Jennifer Robinson have written and released a home-illustrated, impactful children’s book which follows Henry, a child with an FASD. This book is a follow-up to “My Adoption Feelings: A Guide to Children’s Experience with Adoption” from 2016. Presently, in “My FASD Feelings: A Guide to Children’s Experience with Fetal…