Find the people who can make change happen Today is Day 3, and we will be researching who your two Senators and one Representative are. You already do so much for the FASD community, either as a self-advocate, a loved one, or a professional. But there is one piece of Read more
You are not meant to do this alone Today is Day 2, and it is all about Connection. Take a look below for more. You are not meant to do this alone. Advocacy works best as a community, not a solo effort. There are others out there who understand what Read more
A law without funding isn’t change. Before you can ask anyone to fix a problem, you have to be able to name it. So we start by understanding what exists for the FASD community, and what does not. Here is what exists. In a real victory by and for this Read more
Use this new 1-pager to ask your legislators to Fund FASD Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) affect as many as 1 in 20 Americans, more than most other comparable disabilities, yet FASD receives only a fraction of the federal investment. FASD programs have been underfunded for years, and until the Read more
If you were not able to attend June’s Monthly Policy Forum, you can check out the recording and slides below. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions or if you need support in your state! The theme of July’s Policy Forum was Fund FASD. We spent the hour discussing the Read more
July is the time to jump into advocacy at any level! Take a look below at the ways you can get involved and make an impact. Links
If you were not able to attend June’s Monthly Policy Forum, you can check out the recording and slides below. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions or if you need support in your state! The theme of June’s Policy Forum was Back to Basics- Meeting the Moment. We spent Read more
In early June, the Michigan House Committee on Health Policy advanced a pair of bipartisan bills that would build clearer pathways for identifying fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and would connect children and families to early support. The two measures, House Bill 5773 and House Bill 5774, moved through committee Read more
FASD United delivered the closing keynote of the 10th International Research Conference on FASD, exploring how the grassroots FASD advocacy community turned momentum into systems change. We invite you to watch the video recording of the full keynote session on our YouTube channel. This was the first Conference since the FASD Respect Act provisions were enacted as part of the Read more
If you were not able to attend May’s Monthly Policy Forum, you can check out the recording and slides below. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions or if you need support in your state! The theme of May’s Policy Forum was Summer Advocacy & September Impact. We spent the Read more