The government of BC has produced a fact sheet and information kit for municipalities considering mandated warning signage for alcohol retail outlets, reminding communities that it is safest for women not to drink in pregnancy.
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Free webinar and fireside chat “Awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Making the Connections” on September 9, 2014, International FASD Awareness Day.
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The College of New Caledonia’s online Advanced Diploma in FASD is designed for professionals working in the area of FASD to learn, increase expertize and effect change around services, programming and family supports for FASD.
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The Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy presents a practical conference on May 28 – 31 in Vancouver.
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See Family Consultant, Malgosia Tomanik, on April 24 in North Vancouver.
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Dan Dubrovsky, FASD Specialist for SAMHSA FASD Centre for Excellence, responds with concern to a recent article in the British Telegraph newspaper
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Checkout the practical information, tools and resources.
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In her webinar on Gender and Addictions, Kirsty Prasad addresses what is unique about women and substance use, as well as the barriers women face.
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Funded through PHAC National Priorities: FASD, the College of New Caledonia has published FASD Informed Practice for Community Based Programs. Hard copies will be mailed out later this month to PHAC projects that have not picked theirs up already at the BCAPOP Conference.
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) publishes a wide range of support resources on FASD. This month we look at two of them, What Do I Do? Helping Your Kids Understand Their Sibling’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and My Sibling has FASD: Can I Catch It?
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Report describes what can be done to support healthy eating in the food retail setting, including suggestions for program development, implementation, and evaluation.
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On November 14th, the Vancouver Sun ran a special feature on FASD about its prevalence in British Columbia and the supports available to children under 19.
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Join parents, service providers, advocates and stakeholders on September 9th to celebrate and raise awareness for International FASD Awareness Day.
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