Poll Results—should FASD be recognised as a disability
The previous poll on our home page asked: Should FASD be recognised as a disability by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs? (Currently it is not) 98% of the votes said “Yes”, that FASD should be recognised.
January Newsletter
Below is the rffada’s first newsletter for the year. It is a very short one. I would like to draw your attention to the event in Cairns associated with the House Standing Committee Inquiry. As they move around Australia I will provide an itinerary for those who wish to attend. Rffada News Don’t forget we [...]
2007 FASD Media Campaign
This document (2MB PDF) contains a package of some of the news items from the 2007 campaign for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and alcohol and pregnancy which was a national media campaign run jointly with the rffada.
Commonwealth Bank Support
Thanks to the Commonwealth Bank for their helpful, courteous and compassionate support for the rffada over the last 12 months as part of the Local Heroes Campaign and the Australian of the Year Awards. We encourage people all over Australia to nominate someone in their local or wider community for one of the awards in [...]
Christmas Newsletter
I am sure you have all received Christmas greetings up to the eyeballs but I feel that I need to thank you all for being part of the rffada. We currently have on our database an amazing number of people and organisations (622 in fact). We thank you for your support. The rffada will continue [...]
Presentation 12 FASD and Mental Health
Compromised mental health can affect almost 100% of those individuals who have been prenatally exposed to alcohol. It is important to medicate the symptoms otherwise the individual will not only have an organic brain injury but also an unmedicated and perhaps even an undiagnosed mental health condition. Feedback is welcome.
Presentation 10 – FASD and Employment
These are the first videos describing various aspects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in Australia on YouTube. A recent inquiry into Indigenous youth and the justice system by the Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs concluded that FASD was an emerging health problem across Australia and now the prevalence of FASD in [...]
Presentation 9 – Birth Mothers and the 12 Steps
These are the first videos describing various aspects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in Australia on YouTube. A recent inquiry into Indigenous youth and the justice system by the Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs concluded that FASD was an emerging health problem across Australia and now the prevalence of FASD in [...]
Presentation 8 – FASD and Parenting
These are the first videos describing various aspects of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in Australia on YouTube. A recent inquiry into Indigenous youth and the justice system by the Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs concluded that FASD was an emerging health problem across Australia and now the prevalence of FASD in [...]
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