A Mustard Seed of Hope is a beautiful new booklet describing culturally grounded approaches within wraparound care for pregnant and parenting women who are dealing with substance use and trauma.
It describes the Indigenous cultural programming that is being offered in some wraparound programs, to honour this work and to inspire others who provide
L’équipe de recherche de CanFASD a développé un guide qui décrit les pratiques actuelles pour soutenir les personnes atteintes du Trouble du spectre de l’alcoolisation fœtale (TSAF) qui suivent un traitement pour leur consommation de substances. Dans ce guide, ils fournissent des connaissances consolidées et élargies sur les approches appropriées de traitement de la consommation
Surrey Place is supporting organizations initiating FASD diagnostic services and clinics.
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How does FASD affect this area?
Individuals with FASD tend to show high rates of impulsivity and risky behaviour. Impulsivity becomes a concern in young childhood and continues into adolescence and adulthood along with unpredictable behaviour and risk taking. Risky and impulsive behaviours may show up in many different forms in individuals with
TORONTO – Le gouvernement de l’Ontario investit 2,8 millions de dollars par an pour élargir les services de diagnostic des troubles du spectre de l’alcoolisation fœtale (TSAF) dans 21 cliniques de diagnostic des TSAF financées par la province.
Avec ce financement supplémentaire, le gouvernement investit 10,1 millions de dollars en financement annuel dans les programmes et
Xyólhmettsel Syémyem (Family Empowerment Team) in British Columbia connects women and families with substance use services, child welfare services and care committees, food banks, housing services, crisis support, income support, and other community-based programs and services. The Family Empowerment Team also holds acknowledgement ceremonies for the women where the community, friends, family, and service providers gather
The Manitoba FASD Network recently released a new website to help guide people living in Manitoba through the FASD assessment process.
The Manitoba FASD Network was established in 2009. It provides diagnostic and short-term follow-up services to people living in Manitoba, with the goal of providing FASD assessment, support, and education closer to home.
The organization is
Two updated resources are available about alcohol and breastfeeding: a research update from CanFASD Alcohol and Breastfeeding and a brochure from Best Start Mixing Alcohol and Breastfeeding. They both illustrate how little research there is available, and how public health messaging directed to new mothers has changed
In the summer of 2017, Christie Petrenko, an assistant professor and research associate at the University of Rochester’s Mt. Hope Family Center, and Cristiano Tapparello, a research assistant professor in the University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, teamed up to create the first mobile phone app for caregivers of children with
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline health care providers are working day and night to protect the health and safety of individuals all across Canada. We honor and respect their sacrifice and commitment to Canadians in this challenging time. This blog post provides a few tips to help frontline health care workers manage
