Sobering Thoughts: Town Hall Meetings on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

Prenatal exposure to alcohol is one of the leading causes of preventable birth defects and developmental disabilities. During the past 30 years, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), including fetal alcohol syndrome, have gradually begun to attract attention. However, awareness and understanding...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2006-12, Vol.96 (12), p.2098-2101
Main Authors: Ryan, Doreen Major, Bonnett, Doreen M, Gass, Callie B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced - etiology
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced - prevention & control
Abnormalities, Multiple - etiology
Abnormalities, Multiple - prevention & control
Adoption
Adult
Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
Birth defects
Brain damage
Caregivers
Child
Child Welfare
Children & youth
Community Health Planning
Community Participation
Costs
Developmental disabilities
Disability
Drug abuse
Families & family life
Female
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - diagnosis
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - epidemiology
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - physiopathology
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders - prevention & control
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Health Education
Health Policy
Health Priorities
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Learning disabilities
Meetings
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
Mothers
Needs Assessment
Parents & parenting
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Prevention
Public health
Social Responsibility
Social skills
Testimony
United States - epidemiology
United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Vocational rehabilitation
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Summary:Prenatal exposure to alcohol is one of the leading causes of preventable birth defects and developmental disabilities. During the past 30 years, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), including fetal alcohol syndrome, have gradually begun to attract attention. However, awareness and understanding of the disorders remain low, and people who are affected are seriously underserved. The FASD Center for Excellence held a series of town hall meetings in 2002 and 2003 to gauge the issues surrounding FASD nationwide. On the basis of its findings, the center proposed a series of recommendations to begin to remedy some of the deficiencies that were identified.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2005.062729