Tag: 2024
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The Importance of Screening for Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Presented in collaboration by The Florida Center and Proof Alliance, this webinar will explore the impact of prenatal alcohol exposure on child development, learning, and behavior. Designed for healthcare professionals, nurses, public health workers, health educators, social workers, community health workers, doulas, and anyone providing prenatal care, the training highlights the importance of screening…
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): For Criminal Justice Practitioners
This training will focus on a short history and explanation related to the overall spectrum attributed to fetal alcohol disorders. It will touch briefly upon recognition of ‘red flags’ and will touch upon what is considered and necessary in relation to a diagnosis. Focusing on how impactful FASD is on the justice system as a…
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD): For Criminal Justice Practitioners
This training will focus on a short history and explanation related to the overall spectrum attributed to fetal alcohol disorders. It will touch briefly upon recognition of ‘red flags’ and will touch upon what is considered and necessary in relation to a diagnosis. Focusing on how impactful FASD is on the justice system as a…
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New Book from Self-Advocate Emily Travis Hargrove!
FASD Self-Advocate Emily Travis Hargrove, an active member of the ALC FASD Changemakers has written and released a book! FASD is my Superpower: Helping Kids Understand the Strengths of Their Diagnosis is a short book written to help kids living with FASD understand the power and strength of their FASD diagnosis, which has historically been…
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A Family Perspective on the FASD Diagnosis
Written by Laura Bousquet A parent, self-advocate, and part of the FASD United team, Laura responds to proposed changes to FASD diagnosis recently published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Upon reading this article, I was struck by a sense of invalidation—of the symptoms, the condition itself, and the profound impact it can have. The…
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FASD United Welcomes New Affiliate Director: Musa Kamara
Musa Kamara has started as FASD United’s new Affiliate Director and we could not be more excited to welcome him. Musa Kamara is a project management professional, social impact entrepreneur, and a student in the Pivot Program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. He was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and raised in Prince…
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Red Shoes Gala: Staff Sentiments
The Red Shoes Gala is an event that sparks excitement and support for the FASD community, and, as our largest fundraising event of the year, for the work of FASD United. As we give FASD a seat at the table we want to emphasize building a supportive community and how it feels to be around…