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CKRW - FASSY Course
14/02/2013 21:47
Thu, Feb 14th 2013, 11:53
A course to help better prepare people who deal with Yukoners living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is attracting a number of Yukon service providers.
The case management course will be taught by FASD expert Donna Debolt to 25 people representing Non-Government...
Ontario Supporting People Living with Mental Illness
14/02/2013 21:38
The New Wynne Government Provides Housing and Services to Support Mental Health
February 12, 2013 10:30 am
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Ontario is ensuring that supportive housing and mental health services continue to be provided to those who need them.
The province will help to...
ADHD Treatments Not Working for Most Young Children
14/02/2013 21:33
Six-year study starting in preschool found symptoms persisted even for kids on medication.
By Mary Elizabeth Dallas, HealthDay News
MONDAY, Feb. 11, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Most young children being treated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) —...
First comprehensive study of prenatal fetal alcohol exposure in PEI newborns
14/02/2013 21:32
A multidisciplinary team of researchers on PEI recently completed an anonymous, provincial, population-based study to determine the incidence of prenatal fetal alcohol exposure in PEI newborns. The team consisted of researchers and clinicians from the University of Prince Edward Island, the Queen...
Facts about FASDs
06/02/2013 13:36
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects can include physical problems and problems with behavior and learning. Often, a person with an FASD has a mix of these problems.
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Prepaid Card Designed to Help Those in Recovery From Addiction Manage Money
03/02/2013 15:36
Three men who met while in recovery have developed a prepaid card designed to help others who are recovering from addiction manage their money, the New York Daily News reports.
They have launched the Next Step Prepaid MasterCard, a reloadable card designed for people in recovery, and for those who...
Commentary: Addressing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Addiction Treatment
03/02/2013 15:32
Addiction treatment professionals can play a vital role in preventing the leading known cause of intellectual disabilities, birth defects and neurobehavioral disorders in the world, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).
Each year 125,000 American newborns are prenatally exposed to heavy or binge...
P.E.I. study shows surprising fetal alcohol disorder numbers
29/01/2013 12:54
A new study gives Prince Edward Island health-care workers an indication of how many Island women may be drinking heavily during pregnancy.
For one year, health officials collected a sample from the first bowel movement of nearly every baby born on P.E.I.
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A life of misunderstandings
05/01/2013 16:54
Donna Debolt says that of all the disabilities she is aware of, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is the most misunderstood.
Debolt is an Alberta-based social worker who will teach a course in the Yukon to help service providers better understand and support people living with FASD.
“I work...
Rewiring the brains of children with fetal alcohol syndrome
05/01/2013 16:50
Angeline Lau's 10-year-old son can lose his temper at the smallest annoyance: his sister picking up his new toy, another student singing and humming in line at school.
His brain was damaged by the alcohol his birth mother drank when he was in the womb. But a 12-week program at Toronto's...
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