Government of Western Australia (Australia) - Mental
Health Commission awarded for outstanding campaigns
The Mental Health Commission has been named Advertiser of the Year 2020 at
the 30th Campaign Brief Awards, recognising the success of its Think Mental
Health, Alcohol.Think Again and Drug Aware programs in 2020.
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Times LIVE (South Africa) - Sindiwe Magona on writing
'When the Village Sleeps'
Years ago I read an article in The Echo (a local community newspaper) about
a teen mom who said she'd deliberately maimed her unborn child for the higher
grant that deformed babies receive.
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Nordic Welfare Centre - Support and follow-up for
children exposed to alcohol and drugs before birth - in a Nordic perspective
The Nordic Welfare Center coordinates a Nordic project focusing on support
and follow-up for children who have been exposed to alcohol and drugs during
pregnancy.
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The Guardian (UK) - Pupils in England ‘waiting up to five
years for special needs plan’
Children with special educational needs and disabilities face long delays
and bureaucratic hurdles before getting extra support from local authorities in
England, with those from better-off families able to pay for private services,
according to a report by Ofsted.
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Kids Brain Health Network - Better Understanding the
Needs of Families Living with FASD during the Pandemic and Beyond
Individuals living with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families
have faced additional challenges over the last year, ones that might extend
beyond the pandemic. In response to this, KBHN Chief Scientific Officer Dr.
James Reynolds and his PhD student Maude Champagne undertook a project to better
understand the social support needs of families raising children and youth
living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and how these needs have
been impacted during the pandemic.
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CanFASD (Canada) - International Nurses Day 2021
Happy International Nurses Day! Today we celebrate nurses around the globe.
Nurses and other health care staff have been on the frontlines of this pandemic
over the past year. We’d like to take a moment to thank them for all that
they’ve done to support Canadians through these difficult times.
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Croakey (Australia) - Prison is no place for a child:
health, justice groups slam NT youth justice reforms
Leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous health and
justice groups have condemned proposed Northern Territory youth justice reforms
which they say flout the recommendations of the Don Dale Royal Commission and
will see the number of Aboriginal children behind bars “skyrocket”.
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VIDEOS and MATERIALS
CanFASD - Student Spotlight: Emerging FASD Research in Canada
This webinar features three presentations from students and early career
researchers working in the field of FASD.
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Spotlight on FASD - Podcast Season 3, Episode 3 -
Education: Reduced Hours & Part-Time Timetables
In this weeks episode we talk about the benefits of reduced hours during
the typical school day and the potential of part-time timetables for children
and young people living with FASD. With
Clare Devanney Glynn and Jessica Rutherford.
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John Howard Society - Ripples of Hope - Advocating &
Supporting People with FASD
Through JHS Pacific's Speaker Series, we were joined by FASD experts,
advocates, and people with personal experience to discuss how we can address
stigma and provide support for people with FASD.
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Thrive Children's Centre - FASD: Strengths
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PA Care Partnership - Improving Outcomes by Recognizing
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
When an individual “fails” in treatment and other services, we often label the
person as being non-compliant, unmotivated, or disruptive. However, their
behavior may well be due to brain damage caused by prenatal alcohol exposure,
which is much more common than most people suspect.
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Courthouse Libraries BC - Challenges of FASD for Legal
Professionals
In this 1-hr presentation, Dr. Lori Cox from the Eastern Door Centre and
Nogemag Healing Lodge outlines the challenges legal professionals face in
working with people with FASD. Dr. Cox also provides tips for effective
communication with clients with FASD.
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FASD Furfighters - WHAT WE DO
We are a team of pups that are spreading awareness about FASD, one of the
leading developmental disabilities in the world. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD) is 2.5 times more common than Autism.
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FASD Awareness - Layla's Life, My Words: An insight into
the world of a child with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder by Shushma Jain
Shushma Jain sheds light on ‘invisible disabilities’ such as FASD, Cystic
Fibrosis, anxiety, sensory processing disorder and attachment parenting. She
reveals what strategies she uses to support her child and why she took the
decision to home-educate her indefinitely last year.
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FASDHub Scotland - Miranda Eodanable, PhD research
student Edinburgh University
Hi my name is Miranda and I am a PhD student at the University of
Edinburgh. I am carrying out research
into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - known as FASD.
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FASDHub Scotland - Gemma speaking about parenting a child
with FASD
Listen to adoptive mum Gemma speaking during the launch of the 2020 Adoption
Barometer in September 2020. Gemma
openly and candidly speaks about her experience of parenting a child with FASD
and the support she has received from FASD Hub Scotland and Adoption UK.
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Centre of Excellence for Womens Health - FASD Prevention:
An Annotated Bibliography of Articles Published in 2020
An Annotated Bibliography of Articles Published in 2020. Each year Canada FASD
Research Network (CanFASD) and CEWH compile published research articles related
to FASD prevention from around the world.
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National FASD E-School - Welcome to our e-school
You’ll get access to cutting-edge information. You'll be connected with others
who are at the forefront of learning about FASD.
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FASD Collective - Priority Issues Facing Youth with FASD
The FASD Collective is gathering input on the priority issues facing youth with
FASD in Calgary and Area. The survey will take less than 5 minutes to complete
and your responses will be anonymous.
Please share this survey, but try to limit responses to 2 - 3 per
organization.
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FASD Success - #065 Talking Social Work, FASD and Parents
Helping Parents
The episode this week is a chat with three cool and awesome advocates who are
doing great things for caregivers and individuals with FASD. It may be in my
home province of Ontario, but what they have to say and are doing can inspire
and help where you are.
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RESEARCH
DocWire News - Prenatal Exposure
And Child brain and mental Health (PEACH) study: protocol for a cohort study of
children and youth with prenatal alcohol exposure
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), which is caused by prenatal alcohol
exposure (PAE), affects an estimated 4% of North Americans, and is the most
common preventable cause of intellectual disability.
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BMC Pregnancy and
Childbirth - Objective assessment of alcohol consumption in early pregnancy
using phosphatidylethanol: a cross‐sectional study
One in nineteen women consumed alcohol during early pregnancy with a high
percentage not reporting this use to their obstetric care provider.
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Journal of
Substance Abuse Treatment - Substance use among women who are pregnant:
Examining treatment completion by race and ethnicity
Substance use during pregnancy is a critical public health issue that
affects both the mother and the fetus. While research has assessed racial
differences in treatment completion among women who are pregnant for specific
types of substances, few studies have evaluated treatment completion for a
variety of substances.
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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE - National FASD: Social
Media Reimagined
It is important to look at the relationship dynamics between people with FASD
and their supporting communities, who are also directly affected by these
disorders. Along with affecting the lives of those diagnosed, these disorders
also greatly impacts the lives of the caregivers and family members of those
with FASD.
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Acta Ophthalmologica - Visual perception problems and
quality of life in young adults with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Young adults with FASD in the present study had more VPPs and worse VRQoL
and HRQoL than healthy controls. In the FASD group, VPPs were reported in
childhood as well as in early adulthood.
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Alcohol - Developmental ethanol exposure causes central
nervous system dysfunction and may slow the aging process in a Drosophila model
of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Alcohol is a known teratogen, and developmental exposure to ethanol results
in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Children born with FASD can exhibit
a range of symptoms including low birth weight, microcephaly, and
neurobehavioral problems.
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European Journal of Paediatric Neurology - Assessing the
needs of caregivers of children and adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders: Results from a survey among families and professionals in Germany
The results of the present study indicate that FASD caregivers are
supported insufficiently, while most of their needs remain unmet. Health care
planners and providers thus urgently need to identify and implement measures to
better address FASD caregivers’ needs and demands.
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Europe PMC - Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders-diagnosis,
prognosis, and prevention
Besides health promotion and education of the general population, the
knowledge transfer to doctors and other medical, psychological, and pedagogical
professionals is of particular relevance.
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Paediatrics - Prenatal Exposure And Child brain and
mental Health (PEACH) study: protocol for a cohort study of children and youth
with prenatal alcohol exposure
This project will forge new understanding of FASD and mental health from a
neurobiological perspective, highlighting key time periods (ie, sensitive
windows) and brain regions (ie, that may be susceptible to neurostimulation),
while identifying factors that predict individual trajectories of anxiety and
depression symptoms.
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Creighton University - What is the effectiveness of
sensory- and motor-based activities on improving sensory, motor, and executive
functioning of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs)?
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) impact approximately 2-5% of 6-7
year olds in the United States, affecting their executive functioning, sensory,
and motor regulation.
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BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health - Preconception
alcohol consumption and risk of miscarriage in over 4.5 million Chinese women
aged 20–49 years
Preconception alcohol consumption was associated with higher odds of
miscarriage, and an increasing risk was found with paternal and maternal
alcohol drinking. Periconception alcohol abstinence was inversely associated
with miscarriage.
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Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research - Effects
of advanced maternal age and acute prenatal alcohol exposure on mouse offspring
growth and craniofacial phenotype
Our results indicate that maternal age modulates the effects of PAE, but
that the effects of this combination on offspring outcomes is more complex than
simply scaling the effects of either factor.
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Maternal and Child Health Journal - Pre-pregnancy and
Prenatal Alcohol use Among American Indian and Alaska Native and Non-Hispanic
White Women: Findings from PRAMS in Five States
Factors associated with prenatal alcohol use differ between AI/AN women and
NHW women, suggesting the need for tailored interventions.
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Maternal and Child Health Journal - Pregnancy and Binge
Drinking: An Intersectionality Theory Perspective Using Veteran Status and
Racial/Ethnic Identity
Intersectionality Theory suggests that the stressors from membership in two
vulnerable groups may lead to increased disparities. The results of this study
highlight the unique experience of being a veteran and identifying as a member
of a racial/ethnic minority group.
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Alcoholism:
Clinical & Experimental Research - Effects of advanced maternal age and
acute prenatal alcohol exposure on mouse offspring growth and craniofacial
phenotype
Our results indicate that maternal age modulates the effects of PAE, but
that the effects of this combination on offspring outcomes is more complex than
simply scaling the effects of either factor.
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IN OTHER
LANGUAGES
NDR (Germany) - Fetales Alkoholsyndrom: Der lange Weg zur Diagnose
Bei Familie Böttcher zu Hause ist es meistens laut. Ihre Pflegesöhne sind
oft aufbrausend und wütend, können sich nur schlecht auf eine Sache
konzentrieren.
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ORF on Science (Germany)
- Wie sehr Alkohol in der Schwangerschaft schadet
Wenn Schwangere Alkohol trinken, kann das schwere Folgen für das ungeborene
Kind haben: lebenslange, teils schwere Behinderungen. Jedes Glas ist eines zu
viel, warnen Expertinnen und Experten. Sie fordern mehr Aufklärungsarbeit.
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CAIRN.info
(France) - Syndrome d’alcoolisation fœtale et troubles causés par
l’alcoolisation fœtale
Le Syndrome d’Alcoolisation Fœtale (SAF) est l’expression la plus sévère de
ce que l’on appelle les Troubles Causés par l’Alcoolisation Fœtale (TCAF), soit
l’ensemble des troubles potentiellement causés chez un individu par la consommation
d’alcool par la mère durant sa grossesse.
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SuchtpraeventionBE
(Germany) - Bin traurig, dass meine Mutter getrunken hat
Alle Beeinträchtigungen auf Grund des Alkoholkonsums werden unter dem
Kürzel "FASD“ (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) zusammengefasst. In vielen
Fällen manifestiert sich FASD in Merk- und Lernschwierigkeiten,
Sprechstörungen, Hyperaktivität und Impulsivität.
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