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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more
Thanks to the incredible advocacy of all of you, we were excited to see 5 new co-sponsors for HR 4151 announced on congress.gov. Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] Rep. Read more
The forum is a regularly-scheduled monthly virtual meeting to brief advocates and guide policy outreach held on the last Wednesday of the Month at 2pm-3pm Eastern. The meetings are open to all FASD advocates. The priority continues to be passage Read more
Have a question about advocating for The FASD Respect Act? Want to give an update? This weekly zoom drop-in session is a great space to do it. Members of the FASD United Policy Team will be on hand to answer your Read more