With syphilis rates at their highest in Alberta since 1948, the province’s chief medical officer of health declared an outbreak Tuesday and pledged to address
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FASD: A Prevention Conversation
Panel participants discuss the harmful effects of alcohol and pregnancy and how a province-wide prevention approach can help reduce and prevent FASD. Join the FASD
Calgary Herald: Opinion: Pushing progress for treating fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
A new report found up to four per cent of Canadians could have fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. IAN KUCERAK/EDMONTON SUN Recently, the Calgary Herald published
Exploring the contributions and suitability of relational and community‐centered fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevention work in First Nation communities
Jacqueline Pei, Elizabeth Carlson, Melissa Tremblay, Cheryl Poth https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.1480 Abstract Background This study provides initial evidence of the contributions and suitability of relational, trauma‐informed, and community‐based approaches for
Protecting Albertans through mental health support
The province is proposing a new professional regulatory college and licensing requirements to protect Albertans receiving mental health services or attending residential substance-use treatment facilities.
CBC: More supports needed for people with FASD, say advocates
Josee St-Onge · CBC News · Posted: Jul 23, 2018 6:00 AM MT | Maxim Baril-Blouin, who had FASD, died of a suspected drug overdose