Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) requires a range of efforts from general awareness to targeted prevention and treatment services. In the Canadian Four-Part FASD Prevention Model, Level 3 and 4 programs provide low barrier holistic services for pregnant or parenting women who face substance use and a range of other health and … [Read more...] about FASD Prevention News: The remarkable findings of the co-creating evidence evaluation study
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“The Problem Is that We Hear a Bit of Everything…”: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Factors Associated with Alcohol Use, Reduction, and Abstinence in Pregnancy
by Vivian Lyall, Lindsay Wolfson, Natasha Reid, Nancy Poole, Karen M. Moritz, Sonya Egert, Annette J. Browne and Deborah A. Askew. Abstract Understanding the factors that contribute to women’s alcohol use in pregnancy is critical to supporting women’s health and wellness and preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. A systematic review of … [Read more...] about “The Problem Is that We Hear a Bit of Everything…”: A Qualitative Systematic Review of Factors Associated with Alcohol Use, Reduction, and Abstinence in Pregnancy
Examining barriers to harm reduction and child welfare services for pregnant women and mothers who use substances using a stigma action framework
Lindsay Wolfson MPH | Rose A. Schmidt MPH | Julie Stinson MA | Nancy Poole PhD Abstract Pregnant women and mothers who use substances often face significant barriers to accessing and engaging with substance use services. A scoping review was conducted in 2019 to understand how stigma impacts access to, retention in and outcomes of harm reduction … [Read more...] about Examining barriers to harm reduction and child welfare services for pregnant women and mothers who use substances using a stigma action framework
Webinar: Delivering Community-based Supports for Alcohol Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dear colleague, Please join us for the continuation of the National Alcohol Forum: Implications of COVID-19 webinar series. Our next webinar will explore approaches that can be implemented in the community to support people living with alcohol use disorders during the pandemic. People with substance use concerns are being disproportionately … [Read more...] about Webinar: Delivering Community-based Supports for Alcohol Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Webinar: Supporting Caregivers through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
We will be hosting a new webinar with Dr. Brianne Redquest, our 2021 Dr. Sterling Clarren FASD Research Award winner, on March 19, 2021 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time. Dr. Redquest is a postdoctoral fellow with the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Her research looks at the effect of Acceptance and … [Read more...] about Webinar: Supporting Caregivers through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
The Experience of Mothers of Children with FASD
The Prevention Network Action Team (pNAT) recently had an inquiry from an ally about what research is available that informs us about the experience of mothers whose children have been diagnosed with a FASD (sometimes called “birth” mothers). While three researchers associated with the pNAT have undertaken research with mothers for their Master’s … [Read more...] about The Experience of Mothers of Children with FASD
