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Balachova, T.N., Bonner, B.L., Isurina, G.L., & Tsvetkova, L.A. (2007). Use of focus groups in developing FAS/FASD Prevention in Russia. Substance Use and Misuse, Vol. 42(5): 881-894.

Key Words: Children, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Focus Groups, Prevention, Themes.

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Social Services, Community Based Organizations, Academics

Balachova, T., Bonner, B., Chaffin, M., Bard, D., Isurina, G., & Tsvetkova, L., Volkova, E. (2012). Women’s alcohol consumption and risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies in Russia. Addiction, Vol. 107(1):109-117. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03569.x

Key Words: prevention; alcohol-exposed pregnancies; pre-pregnancy retrospective reports; drinking patterns; reduction; risk

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Social Services

Benz, J., Rasmussen, C., & Andrew, G. (2008). Diagnosing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: History, challenges and future directions. Paediatrics Child Health, Vol. 14(4): 231-237.

Key Words: Challenges, Diagnosis, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Canadian Diagnosis Guidelines,

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Justice Professionals, Academics, Advocacy.

Blakemore, S. (2012). Report warns of new generation of children with complex needs. Learning Disability Practice, Vol. 15(1): 6-7.

Key Words: Disabilities, Planning, Education, Complex Needs, Learning Disabilities

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Education, Community Based Organizations, Advocacy, Families.

Bracken, D.C. (2008). Canada’s aboriginal people, fetal alcohol syndrome & the criminal justice system. British Journal of Community Justice, Vol. 6(3): 21-33.

Key Words: Justice System, Prison, Aboriginal People, Discrimination, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Fields of Interest: Community Based Organizations, Justice Professionals, Public and Mental Health, Advocacy.

Burnside, L., & Fuchs, D., (2013). Bound by the clock: the experiences of youth with FASD transitioning to adulthood from child welfare care. First Peoples Child & Family Review, Vol. 8(1): 40-61.

Key Words: Children and Youth, Child Welfare, FASD, Living in Care, Transition

Fields of Interest: Community Based Organizations, Social Services, Advocacy, Caseworkers, Families.

Calhoun, F., Attilia, M.L., Spagnolo, P.A., Rotondo, C., Mancinelli, R., & Ceccanti, M. (2006). National institute on alcohol use and alcoholism and the stude of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. The International Consortium. Annali dellInstituto Superiore di Santia, Vol. 42 (1): 4-7.

Key Words: Fetal Alcohol syndrome, Diagnosis, Intervention Strategies, Projects

          Fields of Interest: Academics

Choate, P.W. (2013). Parents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the child protection systems: issues for parenting capacity assessments. First Peoples Child & Family Review, Vol. 8(1): 81-90.

Key Words: Parenting Capacity Assessments, Aboriginal Parenting, Parenting and Child Protection, FASD Parents.

Fields of Interest: Social Services, Community Based Organizations, Families, Caseworkers, Advocacy

Cox, L.V., Clairmont, D., & Cox, S. (2008). Knowledge and attitudes of criminal justice professionals in relation to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Vol. 15(2): 306-313.

Key Words: Judges, Crown Prosecutors, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Awareness

Fields of Interest: Justice Professionals, Advocacy

Crawford, A. (2013). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, adaptive behaviour and children’s development. 1-6.

Key Words: Adaptive Behaviour, FASD, Disability Services

Fields of Interest: Social Services, Community Based Organizations, Advocacy, Education

Deshpande, S., Basil, M., Basford, L., Thorpe, K., Piquette-Tomei, N., Droessler, J., Cardwell, K., Williams, R.J., & Bureau, A. (2005). Promoting alcohol abstinence among pregnant women: potential social change strategies. Health Marketing Quarterly, Vol. 23(2): 45-67.

Key Words: Pregnant Women, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, social Marketing, Social Change Strategies

Fields of Interest: Advocacy, Public and Mental Health, Social Services, Caseworkers, Education

Dhande, S., & Chhatre, U. (2013). Detection of mental retardation by facial features extraction using EMD method. International Journal of Advance Research in science and Engineering, Vol. 8(2): 9-21.

Key Words: Mental Retardation,

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Academics

Douglas-Siegel, J.A., Ryan, J.P. (2013). The effect of recovery coaches for substance-involved mothers in child welfare: impact on juvenile delinquency. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vol. 45(4): 381-387.

Key Words: Substance Abuse/Dependence, Young Adults, Juvenile Delinquency, Intervention, Foster Care.

Fields of Interest: Social Services, Community Based Organizations, Public and Mental Health, Caseworkers, Families

Fabbri, S., Farrell, L.V., Penberthy, J.K., Ceperich, S.D., & Ingersoll, K.S. (2009). Toward prevention of alcohol exposed pregnancies: characteristics that relate to ineffective contraception and risky drinking. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Vol. 32(5): 443-452. doi:10.1007/s10865-009-9215-6.

Key Words: Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies, Binge Drinking, Contraception, Self-Efficacy, Stages of Change.

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Advocacy education.

Fagerlund, A., Autti-Ramo, I., Kalland, M., Santtila, P., Hoyme, H.E., Mattson, & S.N., Korkman,M. (2012). Adaptive behaviour in children and adolescents with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders: a comparison with specific learning disability and typical development. European Child Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 21(4): 221-231. doi:10.1007/s00787-012-0256-y

Key Words: Specific Learning Disability, Adaptive Behaviour, Adaptive Skills, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Field of Interest: Education, Public and Mental Health, Advocacy, Community Based Organizations, Academics

Fitzpatrick, J.P., Elliot, E.J., Latimer, J., Carter, M., Oscar, j., Ferreira, M., Olson, H.S., Lucas, B., Doney, R., Salter, C., Peadon, E., Hawkes, G., Hand, M. ( 2012). The Lililwan Project: study protocol for a population-based active case ascertainment study of the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. BMJ Open, Vol. 2 (3) 1-11.  doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000968

Key Words: Community Initiative, Community Consultation, FASD, Clinical Assessments, Australia

Field of Interest: Academics, Community Based Organizations, Public and Mental Health

Fitzpatrick, J.P.. Latimer, J., Ferreira, M., Martiniuk, A.L.C., Peadon, E., Carter, M., Oscar, J., Carter, E., Kefford, M., Shandley, R., Yungabun, H., & Elliot, E.J. (2013). Development of a reliable questionnaire to assist in the diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). BMC Pediatrics, Vol. 13(33): 1-10.

Key Words: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Questionaire Development, Diagnosis, Reliability Testing, Reproducibility of Results.

Fields of Interest: Academics, Community Based Organizations, Advocacy

Fuglestad, A.J., Fink, B.A., Echerle, J.K., Boys, C.J., Hoecker, H.L., Kroupina, M.G., Zeisel, S.H., Georgieff, M.K., & Wozniak, J.R. (2013). Inadequate intake of nutrients essential for neurodevelopment in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Neurotoxicology and Teratology, Vol. 39: 128-132.

Key Words: Nutrition, Dietary Intake, Children, Nutrients

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Caseworkers, Families, Community Based Organizations

Gagnier, K.R., Moore, T.E., & Green, J.M. (2011). A need for closer examination of FASD by the criminal justice system: has the call be answered? Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, Vol. 18(3): 426-439.

Key Words: Justice System, Deficits, False Confessions, Rehabilitation

Fields of Interest: Justice Professionals, Community Based Organizations, Advocacy, Caseworkers

Grant, T.M., Brown, N.N., Graham, C., Whitney, N., Dubovsky, D., Nelson, L.A. (2013). Screening in treatment programs for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder that could affect therapeutic progress. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 2. doi:10.7895/ijadr.v2i0.116

Key Words: Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, High-Risk Women, Cognitive Impairments

Fields of Interest: Community Based Organizations, Advocacy, Case Workers, Public and Mental Health

Henry, R. (2013). Moving beyond the simple: addressing the “misuse” of the FASD-gang link in public discourse. Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, Vol. 11(2): 241-254.

Key Words: Mental Health, FASD, Gangs, Indigenous youth, Youth, colonialism

Fields of Interest: Community Based Organizations, Advocacy, Justice Professionals

Hon. Wartnik, A.P., Hon. Carlson, S.S. (2011). A judicial perspective on issues impacting the trial courts related to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Journal of Psychiatry & Law, Vol. 39(1): 73-119.

Key Words: FASD, Criminal Justice System. Mitigation, Therapeutic Drug Court, Competency

Fields of Interest: Justice Professionals, Caseworkers, Advocacy, Academics

Kirby, T. (2012). Blunting the legacy of alcohol use in Western Australia. The Lancet, Vol. 397 (9812) 207-208. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60087-7

Key Words: FASD, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcohol Restrictions, Australia, Lililwan Project

Fields of Interest: Academics, Community Based Organizations, Public and Mental Health, Advocacy

Koptie, S. (2013). Alcohol is a great destroyer: a call of insight on ceremonial approaches for coping with FASD. First Peoples Child & Family Review, Vol. 8(1): 17-24.

Key Words: Youth Mental Health, Indigenous Peoples, FASD

Fields of Interest: Community Based Organizations, Academics, Advocacy, Families

Koren, G. (2011). Understanding fetal alcohol spectrum disorder—bringing schools and teachers on board. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, Vol. 18(2): 242-244.

Key Words: Educational, Myth, FASD, Children

Fields of Interest: Education, Community Based Organizations, Families, Advocacy

Landgraf, M.N., Nothacker, M., Heinen, F. (2013). Diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS): German guideline version 2013.  European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, Vol. 17(5): 437-446.

Key Words: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Guideline, Diagnosis, Children, Adolescents

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Academics

Lee, S.H., Shin, S.J., Won, S.D., Kim, E.J., Oh, D.Y. (2010). Alcohol use during pregnancy and related risk factors in Korea. Psychiatry Investigation, Vol. 7 (2) 86-92. DOI 10.4306/pi.2010.7.2.86

Key Words: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Korean Women, Contemporary, Alcohol Consumption

Fields of Interest: Academics, Community Based Organizations, Families

Lehane, T. (2013). Educating children and young people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: constructing personalized pathways to learning. European Journal of Special Needs Education, Vol. 28(4): 521-523.

Key Words: Learning Difficulties, FASD, Teachers, Teachers Assistants, Student Teachers

Fields of Interest: Education, Community Based Organizations, Advocacy, Families

Leonard, K.E., Eiden, R.D. (2007). Marital and family processes in the context of alcohol use and alcohol disorders. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 3:285-310. doi:10.1146/annurev.clinpsy.3.022806.091424

Key Words: Parental Behaviour, Intimate Partner Violence, Child Development, Family Violence.

Fields of Interest: Families, Community Based Organizations, Caseworkers, Public and Mental Health.

Leonardson, G.R., Loudenburg, R., Struck, J. (2007). Factors predictive of alcohol use during pregnancy in three rural states. Behavioral and Brain Functions, Vol. 3(8): 1-6.

Key Words: Screening, Predictive Factors, Demographics, Women

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Academics, Education, Families

Li, Q., Hankin, J., Wilsnack, S.C., Abel, E., Kirby, R.S., Keith, L.G., & Obican, S. (2013). Detection of alcohol use in the second trimester among low-income pregnant women in the prenatal care settings in Jefferson County, Alabama. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol. 36(8): 1449-1455. doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01745.x

Key Words: Alcohol Use, Pregnancy, Screening, Prenatal Care Settings, Epidemiology

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Academics, Caseworkers

Lunsky, Y., Lake, J.K., Balogh, R., Weiss, J., & Morris, S. (2013). A review of Canadian mental health research on intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 6:106-126. DOI: 10.1080/19315864.2012.700685

Key Words: Mental Health, Canada, Mental Health Services, Intellectual Disability, Fetal Alcohol

Fields of Interest: Community Based Organizations, Public and Mental Health, Education, Social Services.

Marchetta, C.M., Denny, C.H., Floyd, L., Cheal, N.E., Sniezek, J.E., & McKnight-Eily, L.R. (2012). Alcohol use and binge drinking among women of childbearing age—United States, 2006-2010. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Vol. 61(28): 534-538.

Key Words: Fetal Alcohol, Prenatal Alcohol, Consumption, Alcohol Misuse, Public Health Interventions

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Academics

Masotti P., George M.A., Szala-Meneok K., Morton A.M., & Loock C., et al. (2006). Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Aboriginal Communities: A Methods Development Project. PLoS Med 3(1): 24-29. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030008.

Key Words: Canadian Aboriginal People, Health Research, Community, FASD, Community Researchers

Fields of Interest: Community Based Organizations, Public and Mental Health, Academics, Education, Families

May, P.A., Blankenship, J., Marais, A.S., Gossage, J.P., Kalberg, W.O., Joubert, B., Cloete, M., Barnard, R., De Vries, M., Hasken, J., Robinson, L.K., Adnams, C.M., Buckley, D., Manning, M., Parry, C.D.H., Hoyme, H.E., Tabachnick, B., & Seedat, S. (2013). Maternal alcohol consumption producing fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD): Quantity, frequency, and timing of drinking. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Vol. 133(2): 502-512.

Key Words: Alcohol Use and Abuse, Women, South Africa, Dysmorphology, Cognition

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Education, Academics, Community Based Organizations, Families

Montag, A., Clapp, J.D., Calac, D., Gorman, J., Chambers, C. (2012). A review of evidence-based approaches for reduction of alcohol consumption in native women who are pregnant or of reproductive age. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Vol. 38(5): 436-443. DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2012.694521.

Key Words: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Pregnancy, Assessment, Intervention, Prevention

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Social Services, Community Based Organizations, Academics

Moore, T.E., & Green, M. (2004). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): A need for closer examination by the criminal justice system. Criminal Reports, Vol. 19(1): 99-108.

Key Words: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Cognitive Deficits, Disability, Disadvantage, Suspect, Victim

Fields of Interest: Justice Professionals, Advocates, Community Based Organizations

Nathoo, T., Poole, N., Bryans, M., Dechief, L., Hardeman, S., Marcellus, L., Poag, E., & Taylor, M. (2013). Voices from the community: developing effective community programs to support pregnant and early parenting women who use alcohol and other substances. First Peoples Child & Family Review, Vol. 8(1): 93-106.

Key Words: Women, FASD, Single-Access, Harm Reduction

Fields of Interest: Community Based Organizations, Social Services, Public and Mental Health, Advocacy

O’Connor, M.J., Tomlinson, M., LeRoux, I.M., Stewart, J., Greco, E., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (2011). Predictors of alcohol use prior to pregnancy recognition among township women in Cape Town, South Africa. Social Sciences Medicine, Vol. 72 (1): 83-90. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.049

Key Words: Prenatal Alcohol Exposure, Risk Factors, South Africa, Pregnant Women

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Advocacy

Olson, H.C., Oti, R., Gelo, J., & Beck, S. (2009). “Family Matters”: fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and the family. Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, Vol. 15:235-249.

Key Words: Parenting, Maternal Alcohol Use, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Family Systems, Development

Fields of Interest: Families, Community Based Organizations, Social Services, Academics, Caseworkers

Parkinson, S., & McLean, S. (2013). Social development in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Children Australia, Vol. 38(3): 124-128.

Key Words: FASD, PAE, Social Development, Social Information Processing, Social Skills Deficit, Care.

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Education, Family, Caseworkers

Peadon, E., Payne, J., Henley, N., D’Antoine, H., Bartu, A., O’Leary, c., Bower, C., & Elliot, E.J. (2010). Women’s knowledge and attitudes regarding alcohol consumption in pregnancy: a national survey. BMC Public Health, Vol. 10 (510) 1-8. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-510.

Key Words: Women, Knowledge. Alcohol, Alcohol Consumption

Fields of Interest: Families, Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Academics

Peadon, E., Payne, J., Henley, N., D’Antoine, H., Bartu, A., O’Leary, C., Bower, C., & Elliott, E.J. (2011). Attitudes and behaviour predict women’s intention to drink alcohol during pregnancy: the challenge for health professionals. BMC Public Health, Vol. 11 (1): 584-564.

Key Words: Pregnancy, Drinking, Australian, Alcohol Consumption, Women

Fields of Interest: Families, Caseworkers, Community Based Organizations, Public and Mental Health, Academics.

Petrenko, C.L.M., Tahir, N., Mahoney, E.C., & Chin, N.P.(2013). Prevention of secondary conditions in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: identification of systems-level barriers. Maternal Child Health Journal. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1390-y

Key Words: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Secondary Conditions, Systems Barriers

Fields of Interest: Caseworkers, Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Education, Families

Pomeroy, E.C., & Parrish, D.E. (2013). Online training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders for court-appointed special advocates volunteers. Health Social Work, Vol. 38(3): 159-165. doi: 10.1093/hsw/hlt014

Key Words: Training, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Child and Maternal Health, Prevention, Substance Abuse

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Caseworkers, Social Services, Community Based Organizations, Advocates, Justice Professionals.

Popova, S., Lange, S., Burd, L., & Rehm, J. (2012). Health care burden and cost associated with fetal alcohol: based on official Canadian data. PLoS ONE, Vol. 7(8): 1-7.

Key Words: Screening, Family Physicians, Diagnosis, Family Support, Canada, Cost

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Advocacy, Academics

Rao, B.V., & Chaudhuri, J.D. (2013). Preconception counseling in the prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome: a unique window of opportunity. Research and Reviews: Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Vol. 2(3): 31-40.

Key Words: Preconception Counselling, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Fetal Health, Women

Fields of Interest: Families, Public and Mental Health, Community Based Organizations, Caseworkers

Rogers, B.J., McLachlan, K., & Roesch, R. (2013). Resilience and enculturation: strengths among young offenders with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. First Peoples Child & Family Review, Vol. 8(1): 62-80.

Key Words: FASD, Culture, Resilience, Adolescents

Fields of Interest: Justice Professionals, Community Based Organizations, Advocacy, Public and Mental Health, Families

Salmon, A., & Clarren, S.K. (2011). Developing effective, culturally appropriate avenues to FASD diagnosis and prevention in northern Canada. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol. 70 (4): 428-433.

Key Words: Diagnosis, Prevention, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Fields of Interest: Academics, Caseworkers, Community Based Organizations, Advocacy

Salmon, J. (2008). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: New Zealand birth mothers’ experiences. Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Vol. 15(2): 191-213.

Key Words: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Behaviour, Cognition, Education, Health, Judicial System

Fields of Interest: Justice Professionals, Caseworkers. Academics, Families, Community Based Organizations.

Senecky, Y., Weiss, N., Shalev, S.A., Peleg, D., Inbar, D., Chodick, G., Nachum, Z., Bar-Hamburger, R., & Shuper, A. (2011). Alcohol consumption during pregnancy among women in Israel. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, Vol. 18(2): 261-272.

Key Words: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Pregnancy, Alcohol Consumption

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Academics, Caseworkers

Soldatic, K. (2013). The transnational sphere of justice: disability praxis and the politics of impairment. Disability & Society, Vol. 28(6): 744-755. DOI:10.1080/09687599.2013.802218

Key Words: Impairment, Disability Movement Politics, Transnational Justice, North-South Power Relations, Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities

Fields of Interest: Academics, Justice Professionals, Advocacy

Wade, L. (2011). Social control of mothers. Contexts, Vol. 10(1): 76-77.

Key Words: Women, Empowering, Abstinence, Campaign

Fields of Interest: Community Based Organizations, Public and Mental Health, Advocacy

Werk, C.M., Cui, X., & Tough, S. (2013). Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder among aboriginal children under six years of age and living off reserve. First Peoples Child & Family Review, Vol. 8(1): 7-16.

Key Words: Children, Alcohol, Aboriginal, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Fields of Interest: Families, Caseworkers, Community Based Organizations, Education

World Health Organization (2011). Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: dashed hopes, damaged lives. Bulletin World Health Organization 89: 398-399.

Key Words: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Pregnancy, Alcohol

Fields of Interest: Advocacy, Academics, Public and Mental Health

Williams, S.J. (2006). RESEARCH BRIEF: is there justice in the juvenile justice system? Examining the role of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Justice Policy, Vol. 3(1): 1-15.

Key Words: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Justice System, Juvenile

Fields of Interest: Justice Professionals, Caseworkers, Community Based Organizations, Social Services.

Zizzo, N., Pietro, N.D., Green, C., Reynolds, J., Bell, E., Racine, E. (2013). Comments and reflections on ethics in screening for biomarkers of prenatal alcohol exposure. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

Key Words: Meconium Screening, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Ethics, Stakeholders

Fields of Interest: Public and Mental Health, Advocacy, Academics