![](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwvDLA4Wio2oil6LvkIjnHYdQ_ORmJgXUb8fmlq_KCWMw37t78U-LohHIeEfdrYPT0FFtpeSohlHPfYduYeYCmUYx1BxBFs6067SZgTlZRFLfaD8f0b4pacmG_Z7jpnB-kocFkgXdF3WiibFWTNaoihHsB39aI_ti4KEBInz4TsZkR-OmI954F2pOpW4kV\/s940\/FASD%20News%20-%20112025.png\")
<\/a><\/div>\nUNC Nutrition Research Institute – From LakelandToday.ca (Canada) – Mother of FASD Iredell Free News – How trauma and prenatal ConchoValleyHomepage.com (USA) – Protecting NOFASD Australia (Australia) – Federal FASD United (USA) – FASD Researcher Dr. FASD Hub Australia – Celebrating some of <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n VIDEOS and MATERIALS CAMH Education – What We Know About FASD: clarefmTV <\/span>– Over 9,000 People Living In Clare With Undiagnosed FASD CanFASD – Cross-Sectoral FASD Hub Scotland and Patricia Kasper, Your <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n RESEARCH Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Journal of Education, Health and Sport – The Neuropediatrics – First evidence-based SciELO Brazil – Alcohol consumption among Neurotoxicology and Teratology – Substance International Journal of Environmental Journal of advanced nursing – Examining Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience – Hyperactivity <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n IN OTHER LANGUAGES
\nPlacenta to Brain: Alcohol\u2019s Impact on Development
<\/b>A new study from the UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) looks at how
\nprenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) changes placental metabolism and what that
\nmeans for fetal brain development.
Read more<\/a><\/p>\n
\nsons becomes advocate to spread her message of hope<\/b>
Annette Cutknife, a FASD coordinator from Maskwacis (Samson Cree Nation),
\nvisited the Bonnyville FCSS to present *Living with FASD 24\/7: Our Story of
\nHope*, sharing her 26 years of experience alongside her sons, Daniel and Floyd
\nCutknife, who live with FASD, through stories, songs, and dance.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nsubstance exposure harm children\u2019s development, health
<\/b>Most adult mental health and substance use disorders have their roots in
\nunresolved or undiagnosed concerns that can be effectively addressed in
\nchildhood, according to Kimberly Siegrist, a certified pediatric nurse
\npractitioner.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nOur Most Vulnerable: The urgent need to make critical prenatal substance
\nexposure services accessible for children statewide
<\/b>The on-going opioid epidemic has brought tragedy to families and
\ncommunities, but with all the press given to the problem, there is still little
\nattention given to one group–children with pre-natal exposure to opioids and
\nother substances.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nGovernment Response to the FASD Senate Inquiry: Commitments, Considerations,
\nand Next Steps
<\/b>In December 2024, the Australian Government released its long-awaited
\nresponse to the Senate Inquiry into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), the
\ndetailed report of which was released in March 2021.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nJeffrey Wozniak on the Role of CIFASD and Interventions for Families
<\/b>Dr. Wozniak is a longtime FASD researcher.\u00a0
\n<\/span>He discusses the value of the CIFASD initiative in building
\ncollaborations and his latest research on brain stimulation as an intervention
\nfor children and adolescents, MRI as a diagnostic tool, and the role of white
\nmatter in FASD.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nthe many wonderful women working to raise awareness of FASD
<\/b>On International Women\u2019s Day (IWD) 2025, we\u2019re celebrating four amazing
\nwomen whose wisdom, dedication and generous support has contributed to the
\nsuccess of the FASD Hub Australia over the past eight years
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
Able to Care Podcast – Foetal Alcohol (Syndrome) Spectrum Disorder and FASD
\nAssistance Dogs: Transforming FASD care
<\/b>In this powerful episode of the Able to Care Podcast, Andy Baker speaks
\nwith Alison McCormack, a retired independent social work consultant and leading
\nadvocate for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nPrevention, Treatment, and Support
<\/b>In this presentation, Dr. Nancy Poole shares the FASD prevention, diagnosis
\nand intervention\/support that has been generated by researchers, service
\nproviders, system planners, families, and communities across Canada who are
\nconnected to the CanFASD Research Network.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/b>Clare County Council has heard calls for training on recognising FASD to be
\nincluded in the curriculum for third level education. Upwards of 9,000 people
\nare thought to be currently living with the disorder in Clare, despite not
\nreceiving a full diagnosis of the condition.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nAlcohol Policy and Healthy Beginnings: Examples from Two Provinces
<\/b>This webinar recording focusing on how two provinces, Manitoba and
\nNewfoundland, have harnessed policy collaboration to increase governmental and
\ncommunity supports for people with FASD and who may be at risk of alcohol use
\nduring pregnancy.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nFASD Hub UK – Wednesday Webinar: Meet the FASD Hub Team
<\/b>Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nFASD Coach – identity & FASD
<\/b>In episode 73 of Living with FASD, host Patti Kasper engages in a heartfelt
\npanel discussion with returning guests Antonia Rathbun Lindsay and R.J.
\nFormanek.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
Acta Pediatrica – Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Pilot
\nStudy in Western Sweden
<\/b>The lowest prevalence estimate of FASD in Sweden is similar to that found
\nin other European countries, and four orders of magnitude more common than the
\nprevalence of the diagnosis in official hospital records.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nDisability – Healthcare utilisation and characteristics of adults with fetal
\nalcohol syndrome: a descriptive population-based cohort study in Ontario,
\nCanada
<\/b>Adults with FAS require accessible and extensive healthcare services to
\naddress their complex needs and improve long-term outcomes.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nInfluence of FASD on Psychiatric Disorders
<\/b>A Literature Review on the Mechanisms Relating Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
\nDisorders to Mental Health Conditions in Adulthood.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nguideline for interventions in FASD
<\/b>The German guideline is the first internationally to provide evidence-based
\nrecommendations for interventions in children and adolescents with FASD.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\npregnant women in Brazilian capitals: How many, where, and who are they?
<\/b>These findings emphasize the need for focused preventive strategies
\ntargeting the most vulnerable groups to mitigate alcohol consumption and its
\nassociated risks during pregnancy.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nuse and mental health symptoms in adults with prenatal alcohol exposure
<\/b>This is one of the only studies to examine rates of alcohol and other
\nsubstance use among adults in mid-life with PAE. Results suggest that
\nrelationships between PAE, substance use, and mental health symptoms are
\ncomplex, and it will be important for future studies to examine factors
\nassociated with high-risk substance use among this vulnerable population.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nResearch and Public Health – Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy Risk, Mental Health,
\nSelf-Understanding, and Relational Connections Among Urban Native American
\nYoung Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic
<\/b>The COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionate impact on American Indian and
\nAlaska Native (\u201cNative\u201d) communities, including factors impacting
\nalcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) risk.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nAlcohol Screening Rates During Pregnancy and Documentation of Prenatal Alcohol
\nExposure in a Public Health District in Australia
<\/b>Almost all pregnancies were screened at the antenatal care booking;
\nhowever, the number of alcohol-exposed pregnancies might be underestimated due
\nto current alcohol use being screened.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
\nin male and female mice manifests differently following early, acute prenatal
\nalcohol exposure and mild juvenile stress
<\/b>Chronic prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and severe juvenile stress
\nindependently contribute to hyperactive and depressive behavioral phenotypes,
\nwith their combination exacerbating these effects.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
Chaos im Kopf Podcast – Dein FASD Podcast (Germany) – Anders anders \u2013 Die
\nK\u00f6lner FASD Peergroup (80)
<\/b>In dieser Episode spreche ich mit Joyce, Jacqueline sowie den Teamerinnen
\nRoxy und Sabine von der K\u00f6lner FASD Peer Group \u201eAnders Anders\u201c. Die Gruppe
\nbietet jungen Menschen mit fetalen Alkohol-Spektrum-St\u00f6rungen (FASD) einen
\ngesch\u00fctzten Raum f\u00fcr Austausch, Verst\u00e4ndnis und gemeinsame Aktivit\u00e4ten.
Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n