Building FASD State Systems: Second Conference Brings Together 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom

SAMHSA's FASD Center for Excellence convened its second Building FASD State Systems Conference in Kissimmee, Florida, in May 2004. Attendees came from all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom. State representatives shared progress in addressing FASD and developed plans for the future. Participants included FASD State coordinators; staff from public health, maternal and child health, mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities agencies; and family members.

2004 Building FASD State Systems Conference Proceedings

Powerpoint presentations from the 2004 BFSS Conference are listed below.

Identifying, Developing, and Implementing the Components of an FASD Comprehensive System of Care Panel

The System of Care Approach to Service Delivery for Children and Their Familes (Lodi Lipien, MSPH, Assistant in Research, Department of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida)
New Jersey's Statewide Screening and Diagnostic Program (Susan Adubato, PhD, Coordinator, Northern New Jersey FAS Diagnostic Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/New Jersey Medical School Department of Pediatrics)

FASD and Co-Occurring Disorders (Dan Dubovsky, MSW, FASD Specialist, FASD Center for Excellence)

Promising Practices for FASD Prevention and Intervention Panel

Promising Practices for FASD Prevention and Intervention: Parent-Child Assistance Program (Therese Grant, PhD, Director, Washington State Parent-Child Assistance Program)
FASD: A Toolbox for Educators (K-5) (Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology, Duke University Medical Center)
Motivational Behavioral Interventions To Reduce the Risk of Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies (Mary Velasquez, PhD, Associate Professor, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston)

FASD Center for Excellence: Accomplishments since May 2003 and Future Directions

Ohio First Lady Hope Taft delivers the keynote.
A State workgroup discusses goals and future plans.	Participants Networking.

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Building FASD State Systems: Second Conference Brings Together 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom

1-866-STOPFAS
(786-7327)

SAMHSA is an Agency
of the U.S. Department
of Health & Human Services