CTV News (Canada)
- Prison experience for man with FASD led to decline in mental health:
Manitoba judge
A Manitoba judge says an Indigenous man with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
had a "hellish" time at a correctional facility, where he alleged he
was sexually assaulted by other inmates.
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Government of
Ontario News (Canada) – Ontario Expanding Diagnostic Services for Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
The Ontario government is investing $2.8 million annually to expand Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) diagnostic services by funding 12 new FASD
clinics for a total of 21 funded FASD diagnostic clinics across the province.
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Borgen Project
(South Africa) - Challenging the Stigma Framing FASD in South Africa
South Africa has the highest rate of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD) in the world, with some communities experiencing a prevalence of up to
28%. FASD encompasses a range of conditions that affect people who were exposed
to alcohol before birth.
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ABC News
(Australia) - Researchers return to find out fate of children involved in
landmark FASD study
Ten years after a groundbreaking study revealed record-high rates of FASD
in outback Australia, researchers have returned to the Kimberley to see how the
children are coping in adulthood.
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ABC News
(Australia) - Advocates of FASD students in Qld schools push for more
support, prevent future 'in correctional services'
The Queensland government is being called upon to better recognise fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) as a disability in schools by a passionate
researcher, with the support of parents, caregivers, and experienced health
practitioners.
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Mirage News (Australia)
- Community organisations welcome Senate Inquiry report into FASD
The final report from the Senate Community Affairs References Committee
into Effective approaches to prevention and diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD) was handed down on Wednesday afternoon.
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Fife Today (UK) -
Fife launch of support group for little diagnosed lifelong disorder with no
cure
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder service. FASD is a result of pre-birth
exposure to alcohol. Now, there is a new one-to-one service for parents and
carers, run by Fife Alcohol Support Service (FASS).
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The Lawyers Daily
(Canada) - Justice clinic improves outcomes for persons with developmental
disabilities
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness month and an apt time to shed
light on the unique challenges facing persons with developmental disabilities
in the criminal justice system. A long-standing challenge has been the
equitable and meaningful participation by persons with developmental
disabilities in the court process.
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Verywell Health
(USA) - Substance Abuse among Pregnant Women on the Rise During COVID-19
The number of people struggling with substance use disorders has gone up during
COVID-19, and a new study out of Washington State University COVID‑19
Infant, Maternal, and Family Health Research Collaborative suggests pregnant
women are included in this group.
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SHAAP (UK) - Developments
in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders – a UK perspective
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) results from alcohol exposure during
pregnancy, and is thought to be the most common neurodevelopmental condition in
Scotland.
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VIDEOS and
MATERIALS
Lake 88.1 - In Focus: Monday, March 15, 2021- Rob Moore and Elizabeth Holmes
We’re joined by Rob Moore and Elizabeth Holmes of the Rural FASD support
network who provide an update on recent news and the impact it will have on
local children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
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WonderlandKids – What
is Hope RISING Clinic?
Hope RISING Clinic (Resources, Intervention, and Support to Inspire and
Nurture Growth) for prenatal substance exposure serves children from birth
through 12 years of age and their families.
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CEWH - Trauma
informed approaches to FASD prevention
Webinar 3/3 from the series "Extending Learning about Girls, Women,
Alcohol and Pregnancy – A Learning Series"
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Edmonton and Area
Fetal Alcohol Network – CLEARING THE CLOUDS: A STORY OF FASD
‘Clearing the Clouds, A Story of FASD’ is Melissa’s story, in her own
words.
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CEWH - Working
with Women Who Have FASD Themselves
Webinar 1/3 from the series "Extending Learning about Girls, Women,
Alcohol and Pregnancy – A Learning Series"
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Northwest Central
FASD Network - FASD Sharing Circle
Yvette Kraychy discusses FASD awareness and prevention.
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FASDHub Scotland
- FASD Moving Forward Together, Scottish Collaborative event 25.02.2021
On 25th February 2021 the Fetal Alcohol Advisory & Support Team
(FAAST), FASD Hub Scotland collaborated with other colleagues from across
Scotland to delivery a half day symposium on FASD. Chaired by Professor Moira Plant, speakers
represented health, education, research, third sector and those with lived
experience of FASD.
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Northwest Central
FASD Network - FASD Training For Justice
Angela Kemble and Donna Kristiansen provide information and training on
FASD.
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Spotlight on FASD
- Podcast Season 2, Episode 10 - Conversations With a Bio Mum
This week we are tying up our second season of Spotlight on FASD in
conversation with Angie, an inspirational biological mother of a child with
FASD from Melbourne, Australia.
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Spotlight on FASD
- Podcast Season 2, Episode 9 - Living life with Sensory Processing Disorder
This week delve deeper into our sensory journey with Emily from 21st
Sensory Podcast about navigating life with SPD and Autism alongside a sibling
with FASD.
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Rural FASD
Support Network - Audrey McFarlane on FASD Diagnostics
Audrey McFarlane of CanFASD shares how the Lakeland Centre for FASD started
their rural community diagnostic clinic 25 yrs ago.
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Office of the
Child Advocate - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Listen to Louis Bartoshesky chat with CASA Volunteers about Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome Disorder.
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FASD Success Show
- #058 Nancy Lockwood: Practical Tools and Tips for Caregivers and Advocates
Like a few of the guests I have interviewed for the FASD Success Show, our
professional lives have intersected at various points. I first met Nancy
Lockwood eight years ago when I was invited to present at the Ottawa FASD
Caregiver Group. A lot has changed in the last eight years.
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RESEARCH
SPIE Digital Library - A comparison of microvasculature changes in the fetal
brain and maternal extremities due to prenatal alcohol exposure using optical
coherence angiography
Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) causes a spectrum of abnormalities,
collectively termed as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The severity of
the defect depends on the amount of alcohol consumed and the period of
gestation during which alcohol was consumed.
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Health &
Social Care in the Community - Examining barriers to harm reduction and
child welfare services for pregnant women and mothers who use substances using
a stigma action framework
Pregnant women and mothers who use substances often face significant
barriers to accessing and engaging with substance use services.
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Alcohol - The
offspring of alcohol-exposed sires exhibit heightened ethanol intake and
behavioral alterations in the elevated plus maze
Research suggests that addictive traits are indeed heritable, but very few
preclinical studies have explored transgenerational effects of paternal alcohol
exposure. The present study addressed this gap in knowledge.
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Contemporary
Clinical Trials - A culturally tailored intervention to reduce risk of
alcohol-exposed pregnancies in American Indian communities: Rationale, design,
and methods
Prenatal exposure to alcohol can cause lifelong physical and cognitive
challenges in the form of fetal alcohol syndrome and other fetal alcohol
spectrum disorders (FASDs). The prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure is thus
a public health priority – and one that should account for the particular needs
of subpopulations, including in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN)
communities.
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Brain Sciences - Changes
in Representation of Thalamic Projection Neurons within
Prefrontal-Thalamic-Hippocampal Circuitry in a Rat Model of Third Trimester
Binge Drinking
Alcohol exposure (AE) during the third trimester of pregnancy—a period
known as the brain growth spurt (BGS)—could result in a diagnosis of a fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a hallmark of which is impaired executive
functioning (EF).
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Scientific
Reports - Evaluation of the German biographic screening interview for fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder (BSI-FASD)
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy may lead to permanent damage in the
offspring, including fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), which have an
estimated prevalence of 1–8% worldwide.
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Alcoholism:
Clinical and Experimental Research - Transcriptomic Changes Due to Early,
Chronic Intermittent Alcohol Exposure During Forebrain Development Implicate
WNT Signaling, Cell‐Type Specification and Cortical Regionalization as Primary
Determinants of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Thus, we find that a major effect of chronic intermittent alcohol on the
developing cerebral cortex is an overall imbalance in regionalization, with
enrichment of gene expression related to the production of posterodorsal
progenitors and a diminution of anteroventral progenitors, a finding which
parallels behavioral and morphological phenotypes observed in animal models of
high‐dose prenatal alcohol exposure, as well as patients with FAS.
Read more
SPIE Digital
Library - Optical quantification of nanoscale structural alterations in
pups' brain cells due to fetal alcoholism using dual spectroscopy
The quantitative measurement of nanoscale structural alterations in
cells/tissues is important to understand their physical states. Molecular
specific light localization technique and microscopic imaging are highly
sensitive spectroscopic approaches for studying the structural abnormalities in
brain cells under a sedative condition.
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SPIE Digital
Library - Optical coherence angiography to assess the combined effects of
alcohol and nicotine on fetal brain vasculature
Prenatal substance abuse is a leading cause of congenital defects. The
severity of the defect caused depends on the substance used and the period of
gestation during which the abuse happened. Several studies have documented the
effects of alcohol and nicotine, used individually.
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International
Journal of Reproductive Medicine - Substance Use among Homeless Reproductive
Age People in Southern Ethiopia
Substance use by homeless reproductive age people may result to anxiety,
involvement of risky sexual behaviors, and increasing the likelihood of
unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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African Journal
of Reproductive Health - Alcohol use during pregnancy: prevalence and
patterns in selected Buffalo City areas, South Africa
The high rate of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which results from
alcohol consumption during pregnancy, is of concern in South Africa. The aims
of this research were to establish the prevalence, patterns and factors
associated with alcohol use amongst pregnant women attending antenatal clinics
in two former township areas of Buffalo City, South Africa.
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ResearchGate - Use
of Cannabis in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
In children and young adults with FASD, cannabis, mostly cannabidiol (CBD),
has been associated with a marked and statistically significant improvement in
serious disruptive behavior.
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IN OTHER
LANGUAGES
Puls Medycyny (Poland) - „Oblicza Medycyny”. FAS i FASD – jakie
konsekwencje dla dziecka ma ekspozycja na alkohol w okresie
płodowym?
O skali problemu, jakim są alkoholowy zespół płodowy (FAS) i spektrum
płodowych zaburzeń alkoholowych, oraz o różnicach w definicji i obrazie
klinicznym obu zaburzeń opowiedział w programie “Oblicza Medycyny” prof.
dr hab. n. med. Marcin Wojnar, kierownik Katedry i Kliniki
Psychiatrycznej Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego.
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Liputan 6 (Indonesia)
- Konsumsi Miras Saat Hamil Jadi Penyebab Disabilitas Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Liputan6.com, Jakarta Keadaan disabilitas pada anak dapat dipicu berbagai
hal, salah satunya konsumsi alkohol pada masa kehamilan.
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Hospital Universitario
Vall d’Hebron (Spain) - Intervenciones psicológicas del trastorno del
espectro alcohólico fetal a lo largo del ciclo vital
Los resultados indican que los tratamientos psicológicos dirigidos a
trabajar la regulación emocional y conductual, el entrenamiento en habilidades
sociales y las intervenciones familiares son los que tienen mayor evidencia en
el tratamiento para el TEAF.
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