Links to Research and Resources

Ongoing research and evaluation of programs will help to determine best practices for preventing FASD and supporting those already affected.

The Government of Alberta's Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Cross-ministry Committee has a comprehensive website with extensive resources on FASD. Visit their site at http://fasd.alberta.ca/ or select from the links below for FASD research and resources.

FASD Research

• Canada Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Research Network
  http://www.canfasd.ca/
• Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research
  http://www.research4children.com/

FASD Resources

Alberta Disability Services

• Family Support for Children with Disabilities
  http://humanservices.alberta.ca/disability-services/14855.html
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
  http://www.humanservices.alberta.ca/disability-services/14853.html

Alberta Education

• Alberta FASD Learning Series
  http://events.cmgcanada.ca/fasd/

Alberta Health Services

• Alcohol
  http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/amh/Page2459.aspx
• Alcohol and Pregnancy – Preventing FASD
  http://fasd.alberta.ca/documents/hi-asa-women-info-preventing-fasd.pdf [PDF]
• Alcohol or Drug Use During Pregnancy
  https://myhealth.alberta.ca/health/Pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=ae1198&#ae1199
• FASD Tip Sheets
  http://fasd.alberta.ca/documents/FASD-Tip-Sheets.pdf [PDF]
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – Clinical Services
  http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/services.asp?pid=service&rid=1004193
• Preventing FASD and FAS – Working with pregnant women who use substances
  http://fasd.alberta.ca/documents/hi-asa-women-info-prevent-fasd.pdf [PDF]

Public Health Agency of Canada

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: (FASD)
  http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/dca-dea/prog-ini/fasd-etcaf/index-eng.php
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A Framework for Action
  http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/fasd-fw-etcaf-ca/index-eng.php
• Knowledge and Attitudes of Health Professionals about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Results of a National Survey
  http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/fasd-surv-etcaf-enquete/index-eng.php
  Note: this page has been archived. To access the PDF, click the PDF link below the publication title, then click the link located below the yellow warning “Archived Content” box.

Other Resources

• Adult Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – Clinic
  http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/services.asp?pid=service&rid=1065653
• Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse – Substance Use during Pregnancy
  http://www.ccsa.ca/Eng/topics/Treatment-and-Supports/Substance-Use-during-Pregnancy/Pages/default.aspx
• FASD & Child Welfare Community of Practice
  http://www.fasdchildwelfare.ca/
• FASD Strategies not Solutions
  http://www.humanservices.alberta.ca/documents/FAS0040-strategies-not-solutions.pdf [PDF]
• FASD Support and Resources in Alberta
  http://fasd.typepad.com/fasd_support_in_alberta/
• Healthy Living – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
  http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/iyh-vsv/diseases-maladies/fasd-etcaf-eng.php
• Motherisk Alcohol and Substance Abuse Helpline
  http://www.motherrisk.org/women/alcohol.jsp
• National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – USA
  http://www.nofas.org/
• SAMSHA: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center for Excellence – USA
  http://www.fasdcenter.samhsa.gov/
• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada – Alcohol Use and Pregnancy Consensus Clinical Guidelines
  http://sogc.org/guidelines/alcohol-use-and-pregnancy-consensus-clinical-guidelines/