The State of Alaska Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Comprehensive Program comprises community, state, and national partners working to prevent and reduce harms related to prenatal alcohol exposure.

The program supports, coordinates, and funds efforts that directly impact individuals, families, communities, and systems change. This is accomplished through education, training, technical assistance, research, data analyses, policy review, clinical and support services.

Here for biological parents, foster parents, kinship parents, adoptive parents, and every loving caregiver guiding a child through the challenges of FASD.

Their mission is to embrace and empower diverse families navigating the unique journey of FASD and make an impact in the lives of children and youth with FASD. They recognize that family structures come in many forms, and stand with all parents and caregivers, offering unwavering support.

No matter a family’s shape or size, they’re dedicated to ensuring they feel not only included but also genuinely supported and empowered by their services.

Kate Boyce Reeder is the Immediate Past Chair of FASD United and President of KRBR Consulting LLC, which provides federal policy, legislative and appropriations consulting services primarily to Native American clients and nonprofit organizations.

She serves on the Executive Committee of the Armed Services YMCA National Board of Directors, chairs the Advisory Council of the Child and Family Network Centers, D. C. Council of Vital Voices Global Partnership, and has led the FASD United Executive Committee for more than a decade.

For over 30 years, ABMRF/The Foundation for Alcohol Research has funded research grants on important biomedical and socio-behavioral aspects of alcohol consumption and supported research-related activities through scientific meetings, professional conferences, and symposia on specialized topics.

For more than 100 years, Seattle Children’s Hospital has specialized in meeting the unique physical, emotional, and developmental needs of children from infancy through young adulthood.

Through the collaboration of physicians in nearly 60 pediatric subspecialties, they provide inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, surgical, rehabilitative, behavioral, emergency, and outreach services – regardless of a family’s ability to pay.

The Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research Network (CanFASD) is Canada’s first comprehensive organization to support this country’s leadership in addressing the extraordinary complexities of FASD. CanFASD is a national, charitable organization with a mission to produce multidisciplinary, collaborative research that can be shared with all Canadians, leading to prevention strategies and improved outcomes for people affected by FASD. CanFASD’s mission is to produce and maintain national, collaborative research designed for sharing with all Canadians, leading to prevention strategies and improved support services for people affected by FASD.

Many Canadians are living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Although FASD is present from birth, individuals are often not diagnosed until later in life when symptoms related to learning challenges and a range of social problems emerge.

The bilingual Fetal Alcohol Resource Program aims to support the large numbers of people affected by this permanent physical disability. Through education and community leadership development, the program draws together resources, skills, and knowledge that exist in Ottawa and provides clinical support and community navigation for individuals with FASD and their families.

FASCETS is a non-profit organization that celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022. The name is an acronym for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Consultation, Education, and Training Services. All our services are based on the Neurobehavioral (or Brain-Based) Approach, which redefines behavioral symptoms in a manner consistent with research. By connecting presenting behaviors with underlying differences in brain function, a profound shift is created in moving from anger to compassion, from blaming to acceptance, lessening frustration on all sides, and improving outcomes. Though the approach was originally developed for FASD, its application is not limited to PAE-related symptoms of underlying brain dysfunction – it applies to understanding and developing accommodations for other brain-based conditions such as autism, ADHD, TBI, dementia and others.

They offer workshops and consultation on the Neurobehavioral Model to parents, caregivers, support workers, and professionals, to support the development and implementation of accommodations that recognize who the person is and how their brain functions (or functions differently), and to set the conditions for success.

As the first known FASD community providing supportive living and on-site jobs for adults living with an FASD, Dream Acres feels that they can offer hope to so many conference attendees.

Dream Acres’ purpose is to provide a safe supported living environment for individuals living with an FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) through on-site living units and added employment opportunities with support staff providing supervision and oversight. 

FASD Communities

The Florida Center For Early Childhood Training Institute offers comprehensive specialized training designed for all aspects and needs of the FASD community. As a proud member of FASD United’s affiliate network, we’re committed to offering comprehensive support nationwide. We continue to support statewide dissemination of evidence-based treatments for Michigan’s and Nevada’s Departments of Health and Human Services. Our training institute provides tailored programs such as Families Moving Forward (FMF), FASCETS Neurobehavioral Model, TBRI, and more. From insightful workshops like ‘Making Sense of Your Worth’ to ‘Life Lessons: Post-Separation Proactive Parenting,’ we cover diverse topics crucial for caregivers, community members, and practitioners. Visit our website for details on our extensive range of 1-2 hour sessions and become part of our mission to be the ultimate training destination for FASD. Florida may be in our name, but it’s not the only place we train!

For the past 20 years, The Florida Center for Early Childhood has operated Florida’s only multidisciplinary Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Diagnostic and Intervention Clinic. We are also the leading providers of therapeutic services, early education, developmental therapies, early childhood court, mental health counseling, and Healthy Families home-visiting program in Southwest Florida.

They have created a successful residential program in WI for 4 young adults with FASD that has been up and running successfully for the past years. They also try to bring awareness to others about FASD.

Their mission is to create a grassroots movement of parents, caregivers, and experts from across the nation to build awareness of FASDs. The key to their mission is to unite fledgling organizations throughout the US that focus on supporting individuals with FASD to build a united coalition that provides educational training for all systems of care that intersect with this population across the lifespan. These include doctors, therapists, teachers, social workers, addiction treatment counselors, law enforcement, and other representatives of our criminal justice system. In educating these sectors of society, individuals with FASD and their families will be better understood, receive appropriate support services, and become productive members of our society.

JBA’s legacy is built on delivering excellence in evaluation and capacity building to improve the health and well-being of children, families, and communities. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, they provide actionable findings and evaluation technical assistance to inform policy and management in health and human services. Their projects cross disciplines, with an emphasis on child and family development, child welfare, tribal evaluation, and health care. Their clients include federal, state, tribal, and local governments as well as universities, foundations, and nonprofits. Their mission is to improve the lives of children, families, and communities through evaluation. They provide clients with credible, relevant, and useful measurement information that—

• Informs program management and policy decisions

• Reflects competency in developing and applying innovative research methodologies

• Involves policymakers and program managers in the planning and implementation of research and evaluation projects

• Reflects the use of multidisciplinary teams with substantive knowledge and methodological skills tailored to each project

• Value independence and rigor in evaluation and flexibility and collaboration in our approach.

They believe insight can empower decisions that impact people’s lives, and are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Specialty reference laboratory focusing exclusively on substance use toxicology in reservoir matrices such as umbilical cord, meconium, fingernail, and hair. They are the laboratory you look to when in need of cutting-edge testing with the longest window of detection. Working with the Department of Defense, child protection agencies, legal services, researchers, businesses, analytical/forensic laboratories, and more. They would like to collaborate with researchers to offer cutting-edge testing for substance use toxicology.

The National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Australia is a family-focused organisation and is the essential bridge linking those with lived experience with researchers and clinicians.

Their Mission is to be a strong and effective voice for individuals and families living with FASD, while supporting initiatives across Australia to promote prevention, diagnosis, intervention and management.

Their Vision is the prevention of alcohol exposed pregnancies in Australia and an improved quality of life for those affected by FASD including those living with FASD and their parents and caregivers.

FASD Collaborative Project creates connection and community through informed partnerships. We believe organizations can unite to create innovative systems of care for individuals with FASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders. 

Currently, we have over 40 partners collaborating to provide support groups, online webinars, special interest groups, and Project ECHO series. Our work is centered on advancing research and implementation of best practices while embracing the belief that everyone has a story to tell.

The State of Alaska Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Comprehensive Program comprises community, state, and national partners working to prevent and reduce harms related to prenatal alcohol exposure.

The program supports, coordinates, and funds efforts that directly impact individuals, families, communities, and systems change. This is accomplished through education, training, technical assistance, research, data analyses, policy review, clinical and support services.

Here for biological parents, foster parents, kinship parents, adoptive parents, and every loving caregiver guiding a child through the challenges of FASD.

Their mission is to embrace and empower diverse families navigating the unique journey of FASD and make an impact in the lives of children and youth with FASD. They recognize that family structures come in many forms, and stand with all parents and caregivers, offering unwavering support.

No matter a family’s shape or size, they’re dedicated to ensuring they feel not only included but also genuinely supported and empowered by their services.