News-Medical (Sweden) – Swedish study highlights prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Out of 206 fourth-grade students, 19 met criteria for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. This was found in a pilot study conducted at the University of Gothenburg. The results indicate that birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy may be as common in Sweden as in several other European countries.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250404/Swedish-study-highlights-prevalence-of-fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders.aspx
NZ Herald (New Zealand) – ROCKING THE RED SHOES
BREAKFAST was off the menu today for the Tairawhiti Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder Group.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/rocking-the-red-shoes/ZQM3Z3SVB5E2ZI5HENYQAEOJSY/
Irish Examiner (Ireland) – Silent epidemic of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder ‘coming down the road at us fast and furiously’
The Government is being urged to recognise foetal alcohol spectrum disorder as a disability by a support group which warns it is a silent epidemic “coming down the road at us fast and furiously”.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41604052.html
Todayville (Canada) – Red Deer RCMP receive 2021 FASD Champion Award
Members of the Red Deer RCMP’s Community Policing unit were honoured with the Central Alberta FASD Network’s 2021 FASD Champion Award last month.
https://www.todayville.com/red-deer-rcmp-recognized-for-work-with-young-offenders-with-fasd/
CBC (Canada) – Judge acquits vulnerable man of murder due to ‘oppressive’ Winnipeg police interrogation
A man described as a vulnerable person with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder was acquitted of second-degree murder last month, after a Winnipeg judge found his police statement was made up of details he fabricated under pressure — as two detectives took turns screaming at him “at the top of their lungs” — and barred it from being used as evidence in his trial.
https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7502666
FASD-CAN (New Zealand) – Northland Psychologist cuts off dreadlocks to raise money for FASD-CAN
Every year up to 3,000 babies are born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Aotearoa, New Zealand — a preventable but incurable brain-based disorder that impacts the lives of families for a lifetime.
https://www.fasd-can.org.nz/northland_psychologist_cuts_off_dreadlocks_to_raise_money_for_fasd_can
CanFASD – World Health Day 2025: Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures
Monday was World Health Day – an annual global event which provides an opportunity to highlight pressing health issues affecting communities worldwide. This year’s theme, Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures, underscores the importance of supporting maternal and newborn health.
https://canfasd.ca/2025/04/08/world-health-day-2025-healthy-beginnings-hopeful-futures/