FASD United delivered the closing keynote of the conference, exploring how the grassroots FASD advocacy community turned momentum into systems change. We invite you to watch the video recording of the full keynote session on our YouTube channel. This was the first Conference since the FASD Respect Act provisions were enacted as part of the SUPPORT Reauthorization Act in late 2025, and that milestone helped shape the gathering. Susan Shepard Carlson, J.D., is the FASD United Policy Team leader, and she was joined on stage by FASD United’s COO Jennifer Wisdahl and Policy Coordinator Chris Melfi. The session was introduced by Laura Bousquet, a FASD United Family Navigator and self-advocate.

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“Teens who were exposed to alcohol in utero are more likely than their peers to engage in risky behaviors—most notably, hazardous drinking and underage sex, a combination that could perpetuate the intergenerational transmission of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE).”

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 “In an article from Pediatrics, experts outline the association between prenatal substance use and birthweight from a population of 660 infant-mother dyads.  The authors observed a statistically significant reduction in birthweight among those newborns prenatally exposed to cannabis and opioids.”

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“This session on Tuesday, June 16th from 6:00–7:15 p.m. CST highlights the foundation fathers contribute and offers practical tools to strengthen their engagement and support families affected by FASD.”

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“The already high proportion of women of childbearing age who know that drinking beer or wine during pregnancy is not safe increased significantly since 2025 by 8 percentage points, to 90% from 82%. However, nearly 1 in 3 people do not know that if you are trying to become pregnant, you should not drink alcohol.”

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“These findings contribute to the growing evidence that there are no safe levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy, as even low to moderate PAE negatively impacts adolescent sleep. Identifying sleep-wake transitions, excessive somnolence and sleep breathing as the most affected domains provides targets for both screening and intervention.”
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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