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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Using knowledge, attitudes and practice of justice professionals to support their educational needs

There was widespread agreement of the need for more information and training about FASD to optimise outcomes for people with FASD engaging with justice system

New study confirms link between alcohol and birth defects

New study confirms link between alcohol and birth defects

Changes in health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and practice following provision of educational resources

We provided health professionals in Western Australia (WA) with educational resources about prevention of prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol...

Midwives' knowledge, attitudes and practice about alcohol exposure and the risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

There is a need for further professional development for midwives on screening and brief intervention regarding alcohol consumption during pregnancy and FASD

Collaborating with consumer and community representatives in health and medical research in Australia:

The objective of this tudy was to collaborate with consumer and community representatives in the Alcohol and Pregnancy Project from 2006-2008

Visual-motor integration, visual perception, and fine motor coordination in a population of children with high levels of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Aboriginal children living in remote Western Australia have poor visual-motor integration skills regardless of prenatal alcohol exposure or FASD

Child behaviour following low to moderate maternal drinking in pregnancy

Child behaviour following low to moderate maternal drinking in pregnancy

Study protocol for screening and diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) among young people sentenced to detention in Western Australia

This study aims to establish FASD prevalence among sentenced young people in detention in Western Australia (WA)

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: the importance of assessment, diagnosis and support in the Australian justice context

The current article outlines how individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder may experience inequities within the justice system

Disability "In-Justice": Benefits and Challenges of "Yarning" With Young People Undergoing Diagnostic Assessment for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Youth Detention

We report the findings from a qualitative study that took place alongside a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevalence study among detainees in Australia