“Here’s the thing about non-alcoholic beer — some of them are not actually non-alcoholic, according to Dr. Lauren Demosthenes, MD, an OB/GYN and Senior Medical Director with Babyscripts. “To be able to say that a beer is non-alcoholic, the beer must have less than 0.5% alcohol,” says Dr. Demosthenes. “So even though it may be low, no alcohol is considered safe during pregnancy.”

Learn more, HERE!
 

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 Listen to this radio program featuring Briana Lees  Matilda of the Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney, Australia.  New research has found that even very small amounts of exposure can lead to a baby growing up to experiment with alcohol at a very young age.”
 

Click HERE, to listen!

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We are happy to announce that the National FASD Collaborative Project is now offering 17 online FASD support groups to caregivers, birthmothers, and self-advocates nationally!

These support groups are run by a range of leading organizations and experts in the field of FASD.

Click HERE, to view support resources!

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 “A new study led by the Yale School of Public health finds that a significant number of pregnancies that result in live birth still involve alcohol exposure.  Researchers estimate that 54% of pregnancies that result in a live birth are exposed to at least one alcoholic drink during the nine-month gestation period.”

Learn more, HERE!

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 Here at CAMP - A FASD Community, we are pleased to offer our annual, week-long, flagship program for children and adolescents ages 9 - 18 diagnosed with, or suspected to have FAS/FASD.

To learn more, click HERE!

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July 28, 2021. Noon EST. 

Please join the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) for a conversation on vulnerable populations and advances in treatments – including community partnerships and medication development targeting stress.

Please RSVP to dana [DOT] west [AT] icf [DOT] com.  Click HERE to save to your calendar.

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