CanFASD: Outcomes of Children with FASD in the Child Welfare System

This post is a summary of a recent research article called Comparing Outcomes of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Child Welfare System

Comparing Outcomes of Children and Youth with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Child Welfare System to those in Other Living Situations in Canada: Results from the Canadian National FASD Database

Jessica Burns, Dorothy E. Badry, Kelly D. Harding, Nicole Roberts, Kathy Unsworth, Jocelynn L. Cook doi: 10.1111/cch.12817 Abstract Aims The current study aimed to explore

Neurodisability among Children at the Nexus of the Child Welfare and Youth Justice System

Baidawi, S., Piquero, A.R. Neurodisability among Children at the Nexus of the Child Welfare and Youth Justice System. J Youth Adolescence (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-020-01234-w Abstract Although neurodisability features

CanFASD: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Child Welfare

KEY MESSAGES: Children, youth, and young adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are a key population in the child welfare system. Responding to FASD

National Post: ‘A BROKEN SYSTEM’: ADOPTIVE FAMILIES SAY CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES ARE FAILING ON FASD

  Kids in care suffer disproportionately from prenatal exposure to alcohol. But prospective parents say they are too often in the dark about what’s ahead