Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) affects children’s decision-making before committing a crime and their capacity to comprehend the consequences. Locking them up isn’t the answer.
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Cutting down on alcohol consumption before pregnancy can benefit the health of both men, women and their baby.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder can cause problems with movement, behaviour or learning or a mix of these. In communities where alcohol use is high, a focus on FASD is warranted.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a multifaceted disorder. There are complex reasons why this population may be at higher risk for suicide, suicide attempts and suicidal ideation.
Do we want to punish some of the most vulnerable young people in the community, or do we want to reduce re-offending? The Northern Territory’s proposed youth justice reforms suggest the former.
COVID-19 is not only disrupting services for people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and their families, but may also be linked to an increase in rates due to an uptick in alcohol use.
As well as introducing mandatory pregnancy alcohol warning labels, we need to address the high rates of alcohol use during pregnancy at a societal level.
There is no specific policy guiding the prevention and management of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa.
Easy access to alcohol and exposure to alcohol advertisements affect social and health outcomes.
It’s been three years since the TRC released its report on the lasting impact of residential schools in Canada but responses to the 94 Calls to Action have been slow. A new framework hopes to change that.
With an estimated prevalence of four per cent, fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) is more common than autism. And yet is it surrounded by myth and stigma.
The growing list of alcohol-related diseases includes bowel cancers, mouth and oesophageal cancers, breast cancers, heart disease, respiratory infections and mental health problems.
New research assessing young people in WA detention found 89% were severely impaired in at least one area of brain function. One in three had fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Liberal Party backbencher Sharman Stone told the Q&A audience that Australia has some of the highest rates per capita of fetal alcohol syndrome in the world. We check the research.
Rosie Anne Fulton, a young Northern Territory Indigenous woman with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, highlights how the system is failing.
The UK government are finally waking up to the problem of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Many young people in jail suffer fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Diagnosing these before sentencing will establish the most appropriate path for these vulnerable offenders, which often isn’t jail.
Top contributors
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Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Principal Research Fellow in Epidemiology of Birth Defects, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Adjunct Professor, Psychology, Laurentian University
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Associate Professor of Education, University of Calgary
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Professor of Radiology, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor of Gender, Religion and Critical Studies, University of Regina
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Professor and Project Leader, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
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Professor of Criminology, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, University of Salford
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Clinical Associate Professor and Paediatrican, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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MSc student in School and Applied Child Psychology, University of Calgary
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PhD Candidate and Researcher, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, School of Health and Psychological Sciences, City St George's, University of London
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St George's, University of London