We are pleased to announce the Manitoba FASD Centre and FASD Justice Team are the recipients of this year’s Claudette Bradshaw FASD Innovation Award for their program supporting adults with FASD in the justice system.
Trainee Series: Application of FASD Screening Tools to Dangerous Offender Judgements
In spite of overrepresentation, people with FASD often go undetected in legal settings, as they may not show obvious physical characteristics and their impairments in mental functioning, while substantial, may be somewhat hidden. Unfortunately, this failure to detect FASD may result in poor treatment outcomes, increased risk of reoffending, and overall poorer health.
Trainee Series: Learning about FASD through the eyes of criminal justice professionals
In what follows, I discuss the novel and interesting perspectives of professionals working in the criminal justice system and how and why my findings affected my learning journey.
What’s Happening in FASD Research?
There’s a lot on the go right now in the realm of FASD research… Read on to find out what’s happening in FASD research right now!
New Webinar: Correctional Services and FASD
Join us for our newest webinar, A Conversation About Correctional Services and FASD, happening Friday, February 24 at 1:00pm EST.
FASD Online Learning Opportunities this Holiday Season
In total over 30,000 people have taken our online courses, which is incredible. Here are a few course updates to share with you before the holiday season!
CanFASD Celebrates Open Access Week 2022
At CanFASD, we recognize the value in open access research as it helps us to share our research knowledge about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) with a larger number of people. To celebrate Open Access Week, we’d like to highlight a few of our more recent open-access publications.
Balancing the story on FASD: 10 FASD research papers released today in the Journal of FASD
We are extremely excited to announce our new special issue published today in the Journal of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (JFASD).
National Truth and Reconciliation Day 2021
Due to the recent discoveries of unmarked grave sites at former residential schools, it is more important than ever that we take action to support Indigenous communities; remember the children who were sent away and never made it home; and honour the survivors. September 30this a day that opens the door to global discussion, education, and reconciliation.
Protecting the Rights of Children with FASD in the Justice System
Canada is obliged, by law, to follow the recommendations outlined in the Convention. GC24 clarifies the stance taken by the Convention on children with NDDs who are involved in the justice system. However, in practice, justice professionals may be unaware of these issues.
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