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Home » Press Room Press RoomArticles are posted for one month. Then they are transferred to the FASD resource database. In the News
FASD Day info session at Health Centre
Camrose leads FASD services: East Central Alberta FASD network will be based out of Camrose and will hold two clinics a month
Kiwi family arrive home after years of trying to adopt
Center will study effects of alcohol on brain
Youths get involved in prevention message about fetal alcohol disorders
Preventing fetal alcohol syndrome: International Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day took place Sept. 9
Fetal alcohol syndrome subject of conference
Projects receive grants to probe fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fetal alcohol disorder is focus of meeting
Breweries to fund fetal alcohol research: $1 million for scientists over five years
More prevalent than Down syndrome
Alcohol damaged my adopted child
Community raises awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Don't continue to let our children down
New support for fetal alcohol disorder: Support group uses $112,000 grant to hire coordinator
Children with FAS need intervention
Fetal Alcohol disorder services get $250,000 lift
'Don't drink alcohol' is GP's advice to pregnant women
Alta. government sets up 5 networks to help people with fetal alcohol syndrome
Experts worry about continued rise in fetal alcohol disorder
Plans unveiled for fetal alcohol clinic: Group seeks support for disorder
Substance Use in Pregnancy and its Impact
Manitoba rolls out plan to tackle fetal alcohol disorder
OASAS Launches Educational Initiatives For The Prevention Of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Pregnancy and alcohol: A terrible mix for mothers
Inaugural grants of the Canadian Foundation on Fetal Alcohol Research awarded
For baby's sake, avoid alcohol: Drinking in pregnancy can cause permanent brain damage in fetuses
CCSA announces national call for submissions for new Canadian FASD Training Online Database
Climate Change - Rural Women Are Part Of The Solution
Fears for ‘hidden’ children born with alcohol syndrome: National drive to stop pregnant women drinking
Alcohol message tolled: Alcohol should carry warning labels about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, says Timaru woman Molly Aitchison
Saying no not always realistic to prevent FASD
PA State Health Officials Recognize Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Week
Bells to chime in awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Fairbanks woman assists those who suffer from fetal alcohol disorders
(Neb.)-FAS Awareness Day On Tuesday
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder awareness day Sept. 9
New Fight Against Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Program has the key to help FASD
From suffering to healing
Never too late to get facts about alcohol and pregnancy
Alcohol and pregnancy don't mix
Path not easy for native youth willing to go the extra mile to improve their lives
Into the world of Aboriginal Australia: Didgeridoo player Ash Dargan and Native flutist Morgan Fawcett to perform
Gathering Place marks fifth year
Cameroon / WHO / Africans must curb harmful use of alcohol
Native Alaskan musician returns home for FASD awareness week
Free mocktails for expecting mothers
Georgette's supports Sunshine Inc. and disabled
A mother’s trying journey
What's good for expecting mothers
Rookie dads get 'manual'
AnnouncementsA Call for Increased Screening for Substance Abuse Among Pregnant Women This front-page article from the August 1, 2008 issue of Ob.Gyn. News discusses the importance of screening pregnant women for substance abuse. Dr. Ellen Mason, an internist and attending physician in the obstetrics/gynecology department at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital in Chicago and the subject of the article, calls on primary providers to recognize the effectiveness of intervention. She also suggests that physicians examine the attitudes and biases they bring to treating pregnant women who are or may be dependent on a substance, and that they educate themselves about the substance abuse and mental health treatment processes, as treatment is ultimately more successful for women when they are not made to feel that they are intentionally harming their unborn child. Updated SAMHSA Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs Now Available A new, updated guide to finding local substance abuse treatment programs is now available from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs 2008 provides information on thousands of alcohol and drug treatment programs located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and five U.S. territories. This SAMHSA National Directory includes public and private facilities that are licensed, certified, or otherwise approved by substance abuse agencies in each state. A nationwide inventory of substance abuse and alcoholism treatment programs and facilities, the National Directory is organized and presented in a state-by-state format for quick reference by health care providers, social workers, managed care organizations, and the general public. This latest SAMHSA directory provides information on more than 11,000 community substance abuse treatment programs. The directory gives important information on levels of care and types of facilities, including those with programs for adolescents, persons with co-occurring substance abuse and mental disorders, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and pregnant women. In addition, the SAMHSA directory includes information on forms of payment accepted, special language services available with select providers, and whether methadone or buprenorphine therapy is offered. The updated directory complements SAMHSA’s internet-based Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator. The online service, which is updated regularly and may contain more current information, provides searchable road maps to the nearest treatment facilities, complete addresses, phone numbers and specific information on services available. The electronic, searchable version of SAMHSA’s updated National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs is available on the Web at http://FindTreatment.samhsa.gov/ Hard copies of the Directory may be obtained free of charge from SAMHSA’s Health Information Network at 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727). Request inventory number SMA 08-4335. New Native American Center for Excellence to Strengthen Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts Throughout Native American Communities
"This program will further empower tribal communities and foster cooperation and scientific innovation among Native American substance abuse prevention and mental health service providers," said SAMHSA Administrator Terry Cline, Ph.D. The Programs of Regional and National Significance contract supporting the center is funded at $1 million for one year and provides two additional option years (contingent on the availability of funds). The center will serve as the repository for the best available information on effective services and strategies for preventing substance abuse and related disorders in Native American populations. It will also identify innovative and promising programs and practices that prevent substance abuse disorders and related problems among Native Americans. The center will provide these programs with technical support and additional opportunities for demonstrating their efficacy. Drinking and Reproductive Health: A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Prevention Tool Kit Making a difference: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders public awareness guide
SAMHSA Science to Service Awards Booklets Available on Preventing FASD
Recovering Hope Video wins awards
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