This fact sheet from the John Howard Society of Ontario contains information about FASD that will help raise awareness of service providers in the Criminal Justice system. http://www.johnhoward.on.ca/pdfs/FactSheet_26_FASD_and_the_Criminal_Justice_System.pdf
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Editor(s): Edward P. Riley, Sterling Clarren, Joanne Weinberg, Egon Jonsson http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527632510
The first European Conference on FASD, “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Growing Awareness in Europe” was held from 3 to 5 November 2010 in Kerkrade, the Netherlands. http://www.eufasd.org/EN/conf_en.php
This newsletter reports on the activities of FASD Ontario Network of Expertise (FASD ONE). The newsletter also shares news of relevance to individuals, caregivers and service providers in Ontario...
In October there was a conference held at Emory University, focusing on interventions & treatment for FASD, with researchers presenting from the USA and Canada. Here’s the link to...
Academics and experts joined in a FAS Indaba, convened by the Department of Social Development and South African Breweries, to find the best approach in dealing with preventing the...
In response to recent debate, this newsletter includes a section relating to recent research from Australia & Britain relating to the effects of low levels of prenatal alcohol exposure....
Blackburn (2010) Facing the Challenge and Shaping the Future for Students with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FAS-eD Project). NOFAS-UK: London To download go to: http://www.nofas-uk.org/news.htm#tdanews
If you could not attend the Roundtable, this is your chance to view video of the entire day’s proceedings, including all presentations (with powerpoint slides), and questions and comments...