“Prenatal exposure to tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs may increase a child's risk of displaying certain problem behaviors in later childhood, according to new research funded by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Program (ECHO) at the National Institutes of Health.”
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“Having FASD can have profound effects on a person’s health, behavior, and overall well-being. Additionally, it can have mental health side effects and often results in psychiatric disorders. Here, we’ll take a close look at the impacts that FASD can have on the mental health of people who are affected.”
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“Ireland is to become the first country in the world to mandate health labelling on alcoholic drinks to alert people to calorie content, grams of alcohol, risks of cancer and liver disease and dangers of drinking while pregnant.”
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Author of It’s OK to Be You: Living Well with FASD or Other Disabilities, and overall amazing human being- Kenny LaJoy kindly accepted an interview to be shared in conjunction with our “Yes I Am” campaign (a follow-up to “Yes I Can”).
Being an FASD advocate is a somewhat new venture for Kenny, but his favorite part is the community
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This FASD United blog post states, “Researchers looked at data ranging from 1972 to 2016 to assess the efficacy of policies related to alcohol use during pregnancy. The authors specifically looked at how both supportive policies and punitive policies impacted alcohol use during pregnancy.”
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This episode of the FASD Hope podcast “welcomes back Laura Bedard of MASSFAS, an FASD United Affiliate. Laura is also a Family Navigator with FASD United.
In this hope-filled episode, Laura shares: her family's FASD journey, the inspiration behind her second book, and FASD United's "Family Navigator" program.”
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