An explanation of the Four-step Model of FASD Prevention:

1. Awareness and Community Development.

2. Discussion around alcohol use and related risks.

3. Holistic support.

4. Postnatal treatment and support.

This webinar explored a highly stigmatized topic in the alcohol field; the prevention of alcohol use in pregnancy, and how action on alcohol, child welfare and related public health policy matters in FASD prevention. During the session, presenters provided the latest data on the extent of alcohol and other substance use in pregnancy, and the impact on child health from Canada’s national FASD diagnostic database; shared information on FASD prevention practice and policy work across Canada; considered how this work meets the four core principles of a public health approach to substance use; and discussed how supportive alcohol policies and related public health policy play a key role, at each level of FASD prevention. (52:31)

Public Health Agency of Canada four-step approach to prevention which is the foundation of prevention strategies in several Canadian jurisdictions.

Reviewed and refreshed for 2023, the primary aim of this handbook is to support service providers and the community in preventing the problem of prenatal exposure to alcohol before it begins, and thereby reducing the incidence of FASD. A secondary goal of this handbook is to assist service providers to educate the community about the hidden harms of alcohol use during pregnancy. This handbook is a collaboration between the Drug Education Network and NOFASD Australia.

A framework for FASD prevention in Indigenous communities was developed by and with Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples across Canada to employ the Call to Action #33

This booklet was created by participantsinvolved in Advancing Collaborative Action onFASD Prevention, a one-day workshop hosted by the Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health in collaboration with the First Nations Health Authority, and the Canada FASD Research Network. The workshop brought together 27 program providers, frontline workers, and researchers representing diverse Nations and organizations across Canada who are involved in community-based, community driven FASD prevention and wellness programs.