Support Links
The following are local, national and other resources that may be helpful with information on FASD. Please consult our resource directory for listings of local agencies.
Alberta
- Organic Brain Dysfuntion Triage Institute
http://obdtriage.com
Information on training and workshops for the OBD Triage Assessment model. - Alberta Children’s Services
http://www.child.gov.ab.ca/whatwedo/fas/page.cfm?pg=index - FAS Community Resource Center
http://come-over.to/FASCRC/
Information about FAS, symptoms, many articles about topics relating to FAS, brochures, information about diagnosis, intervention strategies for all age groups, how alcohol exposure affects behaviour, - Groundwork Press
http://www.groundworkpress.com
Provides a list of resources available for purchase. - Alberta Service Agencies
http://www.informalberta.ca/public/common/index_ClearSearch.do
Search engine using keywords to pull up local agencies and services. - Government of Alberta Education
http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/resources/fasd.aspx
Links to resources and teaching tools for educators.
Canada
- Canadian Center on Substance Abuse
http://www.ccsa.ca/fasgen.htm
Up to date Canadian perspective on FAS. Includes information, bibliographies, resources, events, documents and prevention activities. - Health Canada
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/childhood-youth/cyfh/fas/resources.html
Health Canada documents related to alcohol use and pregnancy - FAS World Canada
http://fasworld.com/home.ihtml
Provides information about FAS, FAS day, and resources. - Health Canada
http://www.fas-saf.com/
Federal information regarding Canadian strategies - FAS Resource List
http://thearc.org/misc/faslist.html
Provides a resource list (books, newsletters, etc) for purchase - Finding Hope
http://findinghope.knowledge.ca/home.html
Provides information from basics to diagnosis for parents and educators. - Government of BC
http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/child_protection/fas/index.html
Community action guide for the prevention of FAS. - FAS support network of BC
http://www.fetalalcohol.com/frame-home.htm - Registered Disability Savings Plan Factsheet
http://www.rdsp.com/upload/RDSP/RDSP_Factsheet.pdf
Provides description and facts regarding RDSP. - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder & Justice
http://www.fasdjustice.on.ca/
Knowledge on the judicial systems and have FASD is approached throughout the system.
Other
- Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit
http://depts.washington.edu/fadu/
Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit at the University of Washington. Provides information, resources, news, research projects, and new policies relating to this disability - Project FACTS
http://www.fasalaska.com/index.html
Provides brochures, interventions, characteristics, common misinterpretations, developmental expectations, biological basis of FAS - National Organization on FAS
http://www.nofas.org/
Information about FAS. - Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.mofas.org/facts/diagnosis.htm
Discusses the in detail the importance of diagnosis - Child Trauma Academy
http://www.childtraumaacademy.com/amazing_brain/index.html
Information in lesson plans on the brain and human development.
