FASD United Monthly Policy Forum

Via Zoom

The forum is a regularly-scheduled monthly virtual meeting to brief advocates and guide policy outreach. The meetings are open to all FASD advocates.  Help ensure action on  critical FASD legislation by joining the monthly FASD policy and training virtual forum and preparing to engage with your senators and representative.. Click to join the forums live […]

Event Series FASD and Me

FASD and Me

Virtual
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join our virtual support group for people aged 17-23 with an FASD. We will gather online each month on the last Thursday to connect with others who have had a similar journey. We will talk about the challenges of having an FASD, explore the transition to adulthood and share our joys and successes. You must […]

Free

AAP Webinar Series: Session 2

Via Zoom

This webinar will provide primary care clinicians with the tools they need to coordinate care for children with FASD from infancy to young adulthood. The session will focus on identifying and managing neurobehavioral and medical concerns at different developmental stages. Participants will learn about medical, therapeutic, and pharmaceutical considerations. Faculty will present evidence-based interventions that […]

FASD and Me Virtual Group

Virtual

Join our virtual support group for people aged 17-23 with an FASD on the last Thursday of every month from 6 to 7 p.m. CST. We will gather online each month on the last Thursday to connect with others who have had a similar journey. We will talk about the challenges of having an FASD, […]

Free

The Fresh Start Forum: Support for People Who Used Alcohol During Pregnancy

Virtual

Together, let’s end the guilt and stigma often associated with alcohol use disorders and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). We provide a judgment-free space for support, healing and growth for birth mothers.  Now meeting in hybrid format! Join us every-other Monday evening!

Free

Weekly Policy Drop-in

Via Zoom

Have a question about advocating for The FASD Respect Act?  Want to give an update? This weekly zoom drop-in session is a great space to do it. Members of the FASD United Policy Team will be on hand to answer your questions, give you support, and cheer you on. The zoom drop-in is held on […]

AAP Webinar Series: Session 3

Via Zoom

This webinar will help define the role that social attitudes have in early identification of children with an FASD. Faculty will demonstrate how to address issues around stigma and bias in assessing for and delivering an FASD diagnosis and share lived experience to illustrate best practices in the pediatric medical home. Participants will learn the […]

Affiliate Executive Council Meeting

Online

The FASD United Affiliate Executive Council Meeting is held the 2nd Monday of each month at 1pm Eastern.  This meeting is open to Affiliate Executive Council Members only. Members of the FASD United Affiliate Executive Council will be emailed a zoom link prior to the meeting.  To add an agenda item or for questions about […]

An Introduction to Changing Course for recovery professionals

Virtual

Please join us for an event designed specifically for professionals in the chemical health field. Are you wondering how to talk with women about their alcohol or substance use during pregnancy? Need resources to provide to women? We can help. As the statewide leader in fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevention, we also offer support […]

Free

Weekly Policy Drop-in

Via Zoom

Have a question about advocating for The FASD Respect Act?  Want to give an update? This weekly zoom drop-in session is a great space to do it. Members of the FASD United Policy Team will be on hand to answer your questions, give you support, and cheer you on. The zoom drop-in is held on […]

AAP Webinar Series: Session 4

Via Zoom

This webinar will focus on the factors in a patient’s medical history and clinical presentation that may indicate the presence of Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (ND-PAE). Faculty will review the definition of ND-PAE from the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Participants will learn about the […]

Public Meeting of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD)

Online

FASD United will be presenting on the Family Navigator program to government agencies. The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) fosters improved communication, cooperation, and collaboration among disciplines and federal agencies that address issues related to prenatal alcohol exposure. ICCFASD is sponsored and chaired by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism […]