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 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 held in Vancouver. We hope you can join us in Seattle, WA April 11-14!
FASD United Board Chair Susan Carlson and FASD United COO Jennifer Wisdahl are traveling to Washinton, DC the week March 11th to meet with members of Congress. Tune into our next Virtual Policy forum on March 27th or join the next Policy Drop In on March 20th to hear about their trip!
Advocates working on policy in their home states can now use draft language developed by FASD United. We have uploaded a draft template for a FASD Respect Act State Statute and a draft template for a State Executive Order for an Advisory Committee. If you are working on FASD policy in your state, let Chris Melfi (melfi@FASDUnited.org) know and he can help connect others to you!
FASD United has streamlined the process of requesting a State Proclamation from your governor. If you are interested in submitting a request for an FASD Awareness Day/Month Proclamation you can reach out to Chris Melfi (melfi@FASDUnited.org). We can provide you with the submission deadline, process for submitting, submission requirements, and draft language. Already planning to submit? Let Chris know so he can update our Proclamation Map!
