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The Alcohol Industry and Social Responsibility: Links to FASD
The beverage alcohol industry is often seen as playing a role in FASD prevention strategies such as health warning labels. The study considers many factors such as the place of alcohol in society and the prevalence, social and economic costs of FASD, to explore the nature of the relationship between the industry and prevention programming.
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Publishing Date:
24 June, 2022
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Journal Name:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Authors:
Peter Choate, Dorothy Badry, Kerryn Bagley
Examining incarceration rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
The Australian Child Rights Taskforce considers the mistreatment and over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in youth detention to be a national crisis that requires urgent action, with the incarceration rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children being 17 times higher than that of all other ethnicities combined in 2020.
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Publishing Date:
14 June, 2022
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Journal Name:
Child and Adolescent Health
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Authors:
Lorelle Holland, Andrew Smirnov, Amy Hickman, Maree Toombs, Natasha Reid
Developing local FASD diagnostic services and Models of Care in Australia
Recognition of FASD within Australia has continued to grow, particularly with the development of the Australian Diagnostic Guide, yet the availability of FASD-specific services continues to be limited. This paper presents the views and experiences of the six sites across Australia involved indeveloping a FASD Model of Care in their local area.
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Publishing Date:
14 June, 2022
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Journal Name:
Journal of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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Authors:
Kirsten R. Panton, James P. Fitzpatrick, Deepa Jeyaseelan, Sarah Hill, Carmela F. Pestell
Exploring offending characteristics of young people with FASD in Western Australia
Neurodevelopmental impairments resulting from FASD can increase the likelihood of justice system involvement. This study compared offence characteristics in young people with FASD to demographically matched controls in Western Australia, uncovering relationships between personal attributes and offence characteristics.
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Publishing Date:
13 June, 2022
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Journal Name:
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
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Authors:
Grace Kuen Yee Tan, Carmella F. Pestell, James Fitzpatrick, Donna Cross, Isabelle Adams, Martyn Symons
Comprehensive Clinical Paediatric Assessment of children adolescents in detention in WA
This study aims to describe the comprehensive clinical paediatric assessment of a representative sample of children and adolescents sentences to detention in WA and participating in the first FASD prevalence study.
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Publishing Date:
2 June, 2022
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Journal Name:
Journal of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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Authors:
Raewyn Mutch, Jacinta Freeman, Natalie R. Kippin, Bernadette Safe, Carmela Pestell, Hayley Passmore, Sharynne Hamilton, Helen Shield, Emma Argiro, Candace Browne (Rainsford), Carmen Condon, Roslyn Giglia, Rochelle Watkins, Rhonda Marriot, Carol Bower
Lived experience of adolescents with FASD
The aim of this paper is to explore the lived experiences of adolescents with FASD to understand both the ways in which their challenges influence daily functioning, and the personal assets and external resources that facilitate participation.
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Publishing Date:
30 May, 2022
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Journal Name:
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
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Authors:
Kelly Skorka, Jodie Copley, Catherine McBryde, Pamela J. Meredith, Natasha Reid
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