 FASD awareness month is here! Help to raise awareness and engage friends, family, co-workers and community members by participating in our Move for FASD event, and be entered to win one of five $50 prepaid credit cards!
Check out the event page here to register: https://bit.ly/3PssDm4 How to participate anywhere in Atlantic Canada: 1. During the month of September 2022 register online ($5 or a donation amount of your choice) 2. Move! (walk, roll, run, dance, bike, yoga, etc.) 3. Once registered, you are automatically entered to win 1 of 5, $50 prepaid credit cards 4. Post a picture of your movement and tag us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter (@fasdNL) for an extra chance to win! All funds raised will go towards supporting families impacted by FASD in Atlantic Canada. Save the Date! May 24-27, 2023, fasdNL is hosting our first in-person conference in 10 years! The theme is "Reducing Harms in Atlantic Communities: Synthesizing Voices in Health Equity, FASD, and Trauma". Interested? Fill out the form below so we can gauge interest! https://forms.gle/igKqjzRfgfAssPim7  As the project assistant with fasdNL, I am inviting you to participate in a voluntary, 15-minute anonymous online survey as part of an Atlantic Canada FASD Needs Assessment (approved by Memorial University’s Interdisciplinary Committee on Ethics in Human Research). You are also invited to participate in a voluntary 30-minute to 1-hour long interview or focus group. This research is being conducted by Dr. Adrienne Peters (Sociology, MUNL) and Katharine Dunbar Winsor (fasdNL) to collect information from individuals impacted by FASD in Atlantic Canada, and examine the observed and perceived service/support needs for FASD throughout the region. You will be asked questions about your personal and/or professional connection(s) to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and the impact of FASD on your life/work. Your participation in the survey is not a requirement of fasdNL. To participate in an interview or focus group or if you have any questions, please email our project assistant at fasdnlassistant@gmail.com To participate, please click the link to access the online survey: <https://mun.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aVKJgykVjn7j2g6>  Katharine Dunbar Winsor and Michelle Ward have co-authored a brief landscape paper mapping FASD work in Atlantic Canada. You can read the paper here. 
Are you pregnant or have recently been pregnant and in need of non-judgmental support? We've co-created this resource with the St. John's Status of Women Council/Women's Centre's Managed Alcohol Program.  Did you hear? Our social media FASD prevention and awareness campaign is now launched! It's the first of its kind in Atlantic Canada. fasdNL has developed a FASD prevention and awareness campaign in an effort to increase support and increase dialogue surrounding individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Our Atlantic-wide campaign addresses FASD prevention and awareness with an approach that is strength-based and supported by evidence. We at fasdNL recognize the stigma that is attached to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. A goal of this campaign is to address the stigma associated with FASD by promoting public awareness and by delivering accurate and consistent information along with re-framing the issue to include partners, friends, and family members. In doing so, we aim to highlight the ways we can all support healthy pregnancies rather than placing the burden on women alone. fasdNL is leading a three-year FASD prevention, awareness, and training collaborative action project in Atlantic Canada. You can participate by sharing our social media (@fasdNL) campaign images on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. See the campaign and learn more about the project at www.fasdNL.ca/prevention  As part of a three-year FASD prevention, awareness and education project in Atlantic Canada entitled Toward Prevention, fasdNL is pleased to invite you to our FASD 101 and the Justice System training that will take place on: 26 – 27* October 2021, held virtually over Zoom 9:00am – 12:00pm (AST) | 9:30am – 12:30pm (NST) *Facilitator training only FASD 101 and the Justice System is a free half-day training designed for justice professionals and community organizations who may work adjacent to or directly with justice-involved individuals impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). This training aims to increase understanding of FASD and its intersections with the justice system as well as deliver promising interventions for justice-involved individuals with FASD. This interactive evidence-based training will address current FASD diagnostic information, stigma and shame associated with the disorder, as well as various interventions and strategies for a strength-based and person-centered approach. Interested in becoming a facilitator of this training? fasdNL is happy to announce that we will be offering a facilitator training session for individuals who wish to deliver our FASD 101 and the Justice System training to colleagues. Attend FASD 101 and the Justice System on October 26th, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Atlantic): Email contact@fasdNL.ca to attend the interactive three-hour training. Become a trained facilitator of FASD 101 and the Justice System on October 27th, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm (Atlantic): Email contact@fasdNL.ca to attend the facilitator's three-hour training. *Please note: To become a facilitator, you must first attend the training on October 26th. Space is limited. Registrants will receive an email on October 25th with information about how to access the training via Zoom. Have questions? Email contact@fasdNL.ca To help spread awareness and accurate messaging about FASD, fasdNL invited municipalities all across Atlantic Canada to proclaim September 6-10 as FASD Awareness Week. Many municipalities accepted the invitation to issue proclamations. We thank all municipalities who took part and the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island for their awareness efforts. In total, we had 51 locations (including the province of NL) proclaim September 6 - 10, 2021 as FASD Awareness Week! Together, we are putting FASD on the Map in Atlantic Canada! |
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