Category: FASD News

 

RESEARCH INTO THE EXPERIENCES OF MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN WITH FASD

Are you the mother of a child with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder?  Researchers at Murdoch University would like to talk to you about your early experiences and the role that health professionals and family (and friends) played in influencing your decisions about drinking alcohol during pregnancy.  The purpose of this study is to try and understand who it is that women go to for support and what advice is helpful.  Please click on this link for further information.

 

Anne Russell – Australian of the Year Awards Qld finalist 2011

NOFASARD congratulates  Anne Russell from the Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Association for being chosen as one of four finalists for Queensland in the Australian of the Year Awards 2011. Anne has worked tirelessly and bravely to raise awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Australia and her success as a finalist is well deserved. […]

Respite Services for Carers

The Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre is an Australian Government funded program designed to assist carers in accessing respite services and gain information on services available in the community. http://www.ucwb.org.au/services/respite-and/general-information.htm