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Bigiswun Kid Project: a longitudinal study of adolescents living with high rates of prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and early life trauma in remote Australian Aboriginal communities
The Lililwan Project was the first Australian population-based prevalence study of FASD using active case ascertainment. The Bigiswun Kid Project follows up the Lililwan cohort in 2020-2022 at age 17-19 years and aims to identify adolescents' needs and build knowledge to inform services to improve the health and well-being of adolescents in remote Aboriginal communities.
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Publishing Date:
1 April, 2023
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Journal Name:
BMJ Open
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Authors:
Lauren J. Rice, Tracey W. Tsang , Emily Carter , Marmingee Hand, Jadnah Davies, Sue Thomas, Eric Bedford, Emma Bear, Cheyenne Carter, Lisa Cannon, Elizabeth J. Elliott
Development of an Australian FASD Indigenous Framework: Aboriginal Healing-Informed and Strengths-Based Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing
Underpinned by an Indigenist research methodology, this article presents findings from a collaboration of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples to develop an Australian FASD Indigenous Framework during 2021 to 2023, which unfolds the changes that non-Aboriginal clinicians and Aboriginal peoples each need to make, to facilitate access to healing-informed, strengths-based, and culturally responsive FASD knowledge, assessment, diagnosis, and support services among Aboriginal peoples.
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Publishing Date:
22 March, 2023
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Journal Name:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Authors:
Nicole Hewlett, Lorian Hayes, Robyn Williams, Sharynne Hamilton, Lorelle Holland, Alana Gall, Michael Doyle, Sarah Goldsbury, Nirosha Boaden, Natasha Reid
Renewed call to improve approaches for developing FASD diagnostic criteria: Commentary on āComparison of three systems for the diagnosis of FASDs in a community sampleā
This article aims to discuss ways to improve the way FASD diagnosis criteria are developed and inform future research opportunities, addressing the current lack of agreement regarding such terminology and criteria for describing and diagnosing FASD.
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Publishing Date:
13 March, 2023
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Journal Name:
Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research
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Authors:
Natasha Reid
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
This paper gives a comprehensive overview of FASD research globally, specifically reviewing international prevalence of FASD; the mechanisms and pathophysiology of prenatal alcohol exposure; diagnosis, screening, and prevention; management; quality of life; and outlook.
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Publishing Date:
23 February, 2023
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Journal Name:
Nature Reviews Disease Primer
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Authors:
Svetlana Popova, Michael E. Charness, Larry Burd, Andi Crawford, H. Eugene Hoyme, Raja A.S. Mukherjee, Edward P. Riley, Elizabeth J. Elliott
An investigation of the utility of the Australian Guide to the Diagnosis of FASD in young children
As early diagnosis of children with FASD assists in implementing critical early support, this study examines diagnostic assessment of FASD in young children using the Australian Guide to the Diagnosis of FASD, to identify a valid and reliable diagnostic process for the specific age group.
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Publishing Date:
21 February, 2023
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Journal Name:
Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental Research
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Authors:
Sharon Dawe, Elizabeth Eggins, Joseph Betts, Heidi Webster, Tania Pomario, Jessica Doak, Ned Chandler-Mather, Denise Hatzis, Haydn Till, Paul Harnett, Andrew Wood, Doug Shelton
Scoping review of employment resources for individuals with FASD and justice involvement
Individuals with FASD are over-represented within the justice system and have significant employment challenges. The primary aim of this scoping review was to ascertain available employment resources for FASD individuals, particularly those involved in the justice system. The secondary aims were to determine available evidence-based interventions for the justice workforce and employment providers.
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Publishing Date:
17 February, 2023
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Journal Name:
BMJ Open
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Authors:
Marie M. A. Nankoo, Kirsten R. Panton, James P. Fitzpatrick, Carmela F. Pestell
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