She calls for more comprehensive assessments for children referred for FASD assessment, including genetic testing. "Often it's more than just alcohol exposure—it's attachment issues, it's the child's ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. When Sandy Bagwell began fostering a three-week-old baby in 2019, she knew there was a chance he might have been exposed to drugs or alcohol in the womb ...

Fetal alcohol syndrome disorders (FASDs) can affect people in several ways, including hyperactive behavior, concentration issues, and difficulty retaining information. FASDs are a group of health ...

Health professionals will have access to national clinical practice guidelines to help assess and diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), following a 4-year research project led by The ...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) encompasses a range of lifelong neurodevelopmental impairments resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure. Globally, FASD is one of the most prevalent preventable ...

Canada is in the midst of a housing crisis. A systematic failure to provide decent and affordable housing means far too many people are ending up homeless. Rigid and unresponsive policies perpetuate ...

In recent weeks, the Australian and Northern Territory governments announced new funding to address the longstanding, much-publicised challenges facing Central Australia. The promised A$250 million ...