Elizabeth Russell
House Standing Committee Consultations Announced
The House Standing Committee for Social Policy and Legal Affairs has announced times and dates for future community consultations around Australia. There are still none in the NT yet so please get those submissions/emails in: Thursday 12 July 2012, Broome Wednesday 11 July 2012, Bush Meeting, Mimbi Tuesday 10 July 2012, Perth Thursday 31 May [...]
Rffada Newsletter
Call for labels on bottles to warn of alcohol’s danger to foetuses SydneyMorning Herald, online, 10 April 2012 FOSTER parents and public health groups have urged federal politicians to take urgent action to prevent more babies from suffering foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. FASD receives state, national attention OVERSEAS The outcome for infants of Fetal Alcohol [...]
FASD Implementation Forum Report
The Government of Western Australia recently held a FASD Model of Care Implementation Forum. A detailed report from this forum is available below. FASD Implementation Forum Report (PDF, 2mb) (right click to save to your computer)
Alcohol Warning Label Poll
In our previous poll we asked which of these warning labels you thought would be the most effective and respectful. The results were: Image 1 — 10 votes (28%) Image 2 — 26 votes (72%)
12 Steps for Birth Mothers Brochure
We have added our 12 Steps for Birth Mothers brochure (PDF) to the Brochures and Forms page here.
Rffada FASD Newsletter April 2012
Good morning everyone Lots of news this month. The first Australasian Conference will be held in the middle to late 2013 with the initial support of FARE and offers coming in by Universities if we decide to hold the conference at their facility. We have requested a quote from a conference organiser so we know [...]
March 2012 Newsletter from Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association
Good morning Well the good news is that we have reached and exceeded the 1000 supporters mark. In fact we have 1024. This is amazing and is a credit to those people who are coming forward because they realise how FASD and alcohol and pregnancy impact on the jobs they do. Other news is that [...]
Teenager born with FASD nominated for Price’s Trust award
by Sam Dimmer, Coventry Telegraph Radford (United Kingdom) teenager who battled major health problems nominated for Prince’s Trust award. A teenager from Coventry who has battled major health problems before turning her life around is one of three people from the UK to be nominated for a Prince’s Trust award. Antoinette Spelman, of Radford, was [...]
Call for National Plan to Combat FASD
MEDIA RELEASE Call for National Plan to Combat Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) 18 January 2012: Australia’s leading alcohol research and education body has called for a comprehensive Commonwealth-led National Action Plan to tackle Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) – the most common preventable cause of birth defects in Australia. In Australia there are currently [...]
Mental Health Roadmap Submission
Australia’s “Draft Ten Year Roadmap for Mental Health Reform” On the 16th January 2012 the Department of Health released the draft document which will be used by the federal and state governments to map the reform of Australia’s mental health system for the next 10 years. The Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association (rffada) represents [...]
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