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FASD Awareness Month
Parents Speak: Living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Join DMH/DD/SUS for a special webinar in recognition of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness month. FASD, caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol, affects 1 in 20 people in the US. Although this is a public health care crisis and its prevalence has risen since the pandemic, this lifetime developmental disability continues to be unrecognized, misdiagnosed, and misunderstood. Only 10% of people who have FASD are correctly diagnosed.

Awareness of FASD in the community is important to provide services and support that address the diverse needs of youth and adults with FASD; the effects are evident in all systems of care. This event will give an overview of FASD, followed by a panel discussion with family members who will share their experiences of living with a person with an FASD

Closed-Captioning & American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters will be provided.