Before jumping into policy, Tom Donaldson, FASD United President and CEO reminded everyone of the upcoming International Research Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. This will be the 9th year of the conference, which was previously Read more
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA-3] is the newest cosponsor of HR.3946, the FASD Respect, making her the third Congressperson from Massachusetts to cosponsor the bill. Advocates Kristen Erikson and Reuben Kittrell of massFAS, with the help of parents also from the Read more
We are incredibly excited to announce that the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) has endorsed the FASD Respect Act (S.1800/HR.3946). As an organization, AUCD has the mission of advancing policies and practices that improve the health, education, social, Read more
We are grateful for the support of five more organizations and professionals from Texas and Nevada. This latest batch of endorsements brings the total number of organizations and professionals endorsing the FASD Respect act to 329, and we could not Read more
February’s Virtual Policy Forum gave the FASD United Policy Team a chance to update advocates on the current status of the FASD Respect Act, as well as a few state-level policy initiatives. Before jumping into policy, Tom Donaldson, FASD United Read more
The first week of March has seen seven new organizations or professionals endorse the FASD Respect Act! This latest batch of endorsements brings Texas’ tally to 118, and they lead the way in both endorsements and co-sponsors during the 118th Read more
Thank you to Rep. Jimmy Panetta of California’s 19th District for becoming the latest co-sponsor of HR.3946, the FASD Respect Act! Rep. Panetta is the sixth co-sponsor from California, putting them 1 co-sponsor behind Texas, which has seven co-sponsors. During Read more
In the January 2024 Policy forum, we rolled out legislative templates that can be used to create a mechanism for states to access federal funding for FASD as it becomes available. You can download the templates, get instructions, and see Read more
The first Policy Forum of the year provided an update on the current status of the FASD Respect Act and an introduction to a few new resources for policy advocacy. Read below and check out the full recording to see Read more
We are happy to announce that Rep. Melanie Ann Stansbury [D-NM-01] has become a co-sponsor of HR. 3946, the FASD Respect Act. Constituents met with Rep. Stansbury’s staff in December of 2023, and we are grateful for their hard work Read more