3 – Doodle Day
It’s here!! FASD Awareness Month National FASD will be releasing daily actions that you can do to help spread FASD Awareness this month. Today’s actions: Doodle something about FASD, and share it on social media Today’s Hashtags:#DoodleDay #FASDDoodle #FASDMonthUK BACKGROUND Today is National Doodle Day, created by Epilepsy Action, to support people affected by epilepsy. […]
FASD Song
It’s here!! FASD Awareness Month Today’s actions: Play this song for someone with FASD (or blast it and enjoy it if you have FASD) Share The FASD Song in social media HASHTAGS: #FASDSong #FASDStrongerTogether https://youtu.be/LzgBWDQsp6A BACKGROUND INFORMATION How did The FASD Song come about? “The FASD Song” was written by TB, a member of […]
Contact Media
It’s here!! Welcome to FASD Awareness Month Contact the media and/ or make a pledge to raise awareness Contact the media Below is sample press release and a background sheet that you can provide (we also have word files you can download and attach). How to find your local media? Google your local […]
Mandy Craig & Katie Hewitt on ‘The Time is Now’
A guest blog post by Mandy Craig & Katie Hewitt In September 2021, Sheffield Children’s Safeguarding Partnership hosted the National Dialogue on International FASD Day Conference, chaired by Sheffield’s Director of Public Health and with over 700 people attending to hear professionals, politicians, and experts-by-experience share their knowledge and passion for improving the lives and […]
WPI Students Help Map Out Potential Support Needs for UK Adults and Young Adults with FASD
Over the course of this Spring, Caitlin Bonavita, Grace Casey, and Josie Kim, 3rd year science and engineering university students from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the US, have worked together on an informative project with National FASD that begins to shine a light on the need for more to be done in the UK […]
Dr Patricia Jackson on ‘The Time is Now’
A guest blog post by Dr Patricia Jackson I am writing from my base in Scotland, and it has been a real pleasure to be involved with the UK-wide round table discussions leading up to the publication of ‘The Time is Now’. If you haven’t read it yet, you are missing out. It’s an amazingly […]
The Time is Now: Ramping Up FASD Support Services
On Monday 21st of March, at the National Liberal Club in Westminster, we unveiled The Time is Now: The National Perspective on Ramping up FASD Prevention, Diagnosis and Support Services. This report represents the culmination of a series of roundtables called by our Experts Committee, with input from more than 60 experts from various fields, […]
Sandra Butcher on the New NICE Quality Standard on FASD
https://youtu.be/iTc_DHhr34w This blog post is by National FASD’s Chief Executive Sandra Butcher. Sandy was a lay member on the NICE Quality Standard Committee. This is a personal opinion, she is not speaking for NICE. For National FASD’s statement on the NICE Quality Standard, please click here. Sandra Butcher, Chief Executive The new NICE Quality […]
Prof. Gina Radford’s Legacy as National FASD Trustee
Rev. Prof. Gina Radford has announced she is stepping down from her position as a Trustee for our organisation, as a result of growing demands on her working life. Gina is a former deputy chief medical officer for England, and has helped to guide National FASD in its recent expansion. “I am very sad to […]
2022: The Tipping Point for FASD
Happy New Year! 2021 was a hugely positive year for FASD, gathering yet more momentum for progress. With that in mind, at National FASD we’re starting 2022 with a lot of excitement. It’s important that all families supporting loved ones with FASD understand these changes, as they are tools for us all in the […]
