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U.S. Regional Town Hall Meetings on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for Excellence, in partnership
with the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Family Resource Institute, the National Organization
on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and the Alaska Office of FAS, convened Town Hall meetings
to learn more about the issues and concerns of individuals with FASD, caregivers
and families, professionals, and other interested individuals. At these meetings,
a panel of representatives from the Federal Government, the FASD Center for Excellence,
and State and regional public agencies received testimony.
The FASD Center has convened 17 Town Hall meetings and received spoken or written
testimony from over 700 individuals. A sample slide illustrates one of the key needs identified
by Town Hall participants, a single entry door for services. The report "Starting the Conversation: Town Hall Meetings on Fetal
Alcohol Spectrum Disorders" 
summarizes the
meetings. The FASD Center has also prepared a guide to planning Town Hall meetings .
Regional Town Hall Meetings
2005
- Raleigh, North Carolina—July 20, 2005
This Town Hall meeting was convened in Raleigh, NC to learn more about the issues
and concerns of individuals with FASD, caregivers and families, professionals, and
other interested individuals.
2004
2003
- October 18: Tucson, AZ
- September 18: Bloomington, MN
- September 8: Baltimore, MD
- June 18: Washington, DC
- May 21: Buffalo, NY
- April 24: Rapid City, SD
- March 26: Los Angeles, CA
- February 12: Jackson, MS
2002
- November 20: Anchorage, AK
- August 17: Newaygo, MI
- August 2: Chicago, IL
- July 24: Clearwater, FL
- June 21: Austin, TX
- June 7: Denver, CO
- March 28: Olympia, WA