LacombeOnline: FASD awareness month works to reduce the stigma of the most preventable disability

 Written by Jordan Davidson Photo courtesy of Central Alberta FASD. September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder awareness month, and the people at the Central Alberta FASD

Girls, Women, Alcohol, and Pregnancy: #FASD is a woman’s health issue

FASD Awareness Day started on September 9, 1999 to bring global awareness to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). This year, Canada FASD Research Network (CanFASD)

CBC: National survey finds domestic violence during pandemic was more frequent and severe

Kate Dubinski, Amanda Margison · CBC News ·  Gender-based violence during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown in Canada was more severe and more frequent, according to the first national survey of

We Talk About Women and Alcohol as If Alcoholism is a Personality Trait

BY OLIVIA SMITH Retrieved from https://gritdaily.com/women-and-alcohol/ If you’ve spent any time on Instagram lately, you’ve probably seen at least a few memes about how it’s always

Multi-service prevention programs for pregnant and parenting women with substance use and multiple vulnerabilities: Program structure and clients’ perspectives on wraparound programming

Deborah Rutman, Carol Hubberstey, Nancy Poole, Rose A. Schmidt and Marilyn Van Bibber Abstract Background: In Canada, several community-based, multi-service programs aimed at reaching vulnerable

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction: Implications of COVID-19 Webinar Series

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching impacts on public health in Canada, including substance use and access to healthcare services and supports. CCSA’s new webinar

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