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Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association - Australia

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Imprisonment, FASD and mental health

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.

March 22, 2021 Vicki Russell Canada, Crime and imprisonment, Mental and Physical Health

Latest News

  • Developments in FASD – a UK perspective
  • USA – Substance abuse among pregnant women increasing during Covid 19
  • Canada: Justice clinic improves outcomes for persons with developmental disabilities
  • FASD support group launch
  • Australia – Senate Inquiry Report on FASD
  • FASD Advocates push for more support
  • The fate of children – landmark FASD study
  • Challenging the stigma framing FASD in South Africa
  • Ontario expanding diagnostic services for FASD
  • Imprisonment, FASD and mental health

Latest Resources

  • Canada: Justice clinic improves outcomes for persons with developmental disabilities
  • Alcohol and Pregnancy – A Community Conversation

Support Groups

Find Us on Facebook

RFFADA supports three Facebook groups.

The RFFADA Facebook page for all to visit.

If you are a parent or carer, please 'friend' Anne Russell and she will bring you across to the closed groups.
Groups include:

  • Parents & Carers
  • People living with FASD
  • Birth Parents

Learn more about RFFADA Support

rffada Patrons

The rffada is honoured to announce that Dr Sharman Stone and Ms Diane Malbin have agreed to be the rffada National and International Patrons.

Rffada Patron: The Honourable Dr Sharman Stone MP Co-chair ‘Parliamentarians for the Prevention of FASD’

Rffada International Patron: Diane V Malbin MSW Fascets Inc, FASD Expert and International Speaker

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