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Project

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Project

Center:

VT-Center on Disability & Community Inclusion, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2013

Contact Information:

Susan Ryan
[email protected]
802-656-1143

Project Description:

In collaboration with our colleagues, we provide professional development and resources for the Vermont community including women, families, educators, healthcare providers, and other professionals in an effort to provide awareness of FASD. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders are 100% preventable. Yet, the latest figures from the Center on Disease Control reveal 0.2 to 1.5 cases of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) occur for every 1,000 live births in certain areas of the United States and specialists believe that there are at least three times as many cases of FASDs as FAS.1 We believe that children, youth, and adults with FASD and their families deserve and benefit from early identification, wraparound support services, as well as educational, community and family supports.

Keyword(s):

FASD, Research, Dissemination

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

National