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 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 President and CEO reminded everyone of the upcoming International Research Read more
DISCLAIMER: The article which this post is reporting on looked at policies related to alcohol and substance use only through 2016. Since 2016, some states have updated/changed their policies, which is not reflected in the article or this post. For example, North Carolina does, in fact, have a policy related Read more
Assembly Bill 137 updates terminology from FAS to FASD and acknowledges FASD as a developmental disability. This is an important step toward expanding access to services for individuals with FASD.
Washington State Advocacy – House Bill 1168 would help thousands of Washington families gain access to critically needed prenatal substance exposure services, including support for FASD.
The New York State Senate has seen legislation (A.2297/S.1866.) introduced by Senator Samara Brouk of the 55th District and Assemblymember Sarah Clark of the 136th District that seeks to amend the Mental Health Hygiene Law, adding FASDs to the definition of “developmental disability”. This change would include fetal alcohol syndrome, Read more
We are thrilled to announce another piece of FASD informed legislation has been introduced, this time by the Legislature of Washington State. House Bill 1168, introduced by representatives Tarra Simmons, Alex Ramel, Lisa Callan, Sharon Wylie, Lauren Davis, and Timm Ormsby, primarily seeks to provide prevention services, diagnoses, treatment, and Read more
December 2022 and this year are somehow almost over! Thank you to every organization within the US that have signed on this year to endorse HR.4151/SB.2238- The FASD Respect Act. We have one new addition to the ongoing support list for legislation that will help create tools and resources for Read more
FASD United is happy to start December with an endorsement for the FASD Respect Act from the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation. You can get involved by contacting your Senators or Representative. Ask us how!
November 2022 is upon us! Thank you to each and every organization throughout the nation that have signed on to endorse HR.4151/SB.2238- The FASD Respect Act. We have two new additions to the ongoing support list for legislation that will create services for persons living with FASD(s)- To find out Read more