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Guillaume is a young adult with FASD. Despite the many obstacles he’s faced, he’s proud of how far he’s come with the support of family and friends. He and his father, Marc-André, share their day-to-day life with this disorder with an open heart and no taboos. To find out more, see also the videos of […]
Current state of knowledge on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder This scientific summary presents the highlights of alcohol consumption in Quebec and the state of current knowledge on FASD. She then discusses the ethical issues and stigma that pregnant women, mothers of children with FASD and people living with FASD can experience. It also discusses factors […]
Winning strategies for raising awareness about the risks of prenatal alcohol exposure The purpose of prevention campaigns is to increase the awareness of a particular population or the general public on a public health issue such as alcohol consumption during pregnancy. However, studies dispute the effectiveness of some awareness campaigns and messages. Some prevention efforts […]
Individual interviews on the prevention of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) The purpose of this section was to gather the points of view of the various stakeholders on this issue: health professionals, people living with FASD and their families, people in a state of vulnerability who have an alcohol consumption […]
This review of training on prenatal alcohol exposure and FASD provides indicators of existing training for future health and social service professionals in various post-secondary educational institutions. Avenues for improvement are also proposed since professionals who are better trained and aware of FASD will be able to contribute more to its detection, prevention and optimal […]
This inventory was developed to better understand the existing prevention of non-consumption of alcohol during pregnancy in perinatal community settings and in the health network, prior to the development of the awareness campaign. This inventory also aims to assess the needs in terms of tools to support the interventions of professionals.
The Association pour la santé publique du Québec (ASPQ), in collaboration with the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine of the University of Montreal[1], has developed a map presenting the most recent data on excessive alcohol consumption. secondary school teenagers and women aged 18 to 44 in Quebec. This tool, developed as part of the […]
