Wanting to get involved in state FASD legislation? A great place to get started is by knowing when your state’s legislature is in session. Find your state’s 2022 legislative session dates by going to your state’s legislative website, or check out the link below with a listing of all 50 Read more
We are thrilled to announce that the following members of Congress have signed on to support HR4151 The FASD Respect Act. Thank you to all the advocates who made this happen! For information on what you can do to support federal FASD legislation with your 2 Senators and 1 Representative, Read more
Did you miss last month’s virtual policy forum? We’ve got you covered. The next policy forum will be held Wednesday, February 23rd at 2pm Eastern. For information on how to join, click here.
While the Saturday Night Live “Winter Formal” skit was incredibly stigmatizing, it does highlight the need for broader awareness, training, and information that FASD Respect Act, if passed, would supply. If you are unhappy about the skit, in addition to reaching out to SNL to register a complaint, we encourage Read more
Thanks to outreach from dedicated advocates, the following organizations have been added as endorsers of HR 4151/ S 2238 since early January – scroll down to see and download the complete list. Sending the updated list of endorsements to your legislators is a great way to follow up after a Read more
Thanks to the incredible testimony and hard work of amazing advocates, the following legislators have signed on as co-sponsors to The FASD Respect Act so far in January 2022. Senate Sen. Shelley Moore Capito [R-WV] Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] House Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA-40] Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME-2] Rep. Kim Read more
Here’s a document that you can use to reach out to legislators you’ve already met with about The FASD Respect act with a gentle nudge asking them to please co-sponsor the bill. This listing will be updated with new sponsors as they are added to congress.gov so rather than downloading Read more
Thanks to outreach from dedicated advocates, the following organizations have been added as endorsers of HR 4151/ S 2238 since mid-December 2021 – scroll down to see and download the complete list. Sending the updated list of endorsements to your legislators is a great way to follow up after a Read more
Thanks to outreach from dedicated advocates, the following organizations have been added as endorsers of HR 4151/ S 2238 since early November 2021 – scroll down to see and download the complete list. Sending the updated list of endorsements to your legislators is a great way to follow up after Read more
Looking for materials to follow up with your legislators after you’ve met with them? This report, published in September 2021 by HHS, makes the case for more support and education on FASD and prenatal alcohol exposure in the child welfare system. The study is titled: Prenatal Alcohol and Other Drug Read more