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A Caregivers Guide to FASD Diagnosis for Kinship, Foster Parents (CanFASD)

 July 17, 2024

This guide is intended for caregivers with children who are soon-to-be assessed for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), or have recently been diagnosed with FASD.

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Book - Walking Together The Future of Indigenous Child Welfare on the Prairies

 June 11, 2024

Walking Together is the seventh title in the Voices of the Prairies series. Developed by the Prairie Child Welfare Consortium, this edited collection brings together accomplished Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars from the prairie provinces

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Guidelines for Writing and Talking about FASD

 May 13, 2024

The purpose of this document is to assist those writing and talking about FASD – and the issues related to the disability – to use the same language, statistics, and framing of topics. The intended outcome, over time, will be an improved understanding by the reader/listener with consistent and respectful FASD messaging.

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FASD Alberta Network

 May 13, 2024

In alignment with the strategic direction provided by the Government of Alberta, the networks build capacity in communities to respond to the prevalence of FASD by enhancing existing services and by fostering the development of new services

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Exploring the Gut’s Link to Mental Health in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

 June 11, 2022

Brock Assistant Professor of Psychology Charlis Raineki is co-leading an international research team studying how Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder affects children’s immune function and micro-organisms in the gut microbiota.

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