Alcohol and Pregnancy Brief Intervention Guides
The resources in this section were developed to support service providers to successfully engage with women and their partners on alcohol use, pregnancy, and prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). While many aspects of FASD prevention are interconnected, current evidence and practice issues have been synthesized into eight topics that allow service providers to explore issues from different perspectives and that are most relevant to their own practice.
Taking Care: A Short Guide to Breastfeeding and Substance Use
You can use this resource to start conversations with partners, friends, family, health care providers and other supportive people in your life so that you can make choices that are right for you, your baby, and your family.
Community Action Program for Children (CAPC)
The Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) provides funding to community groups that promote the healthy development of young children from birth to age 6, who face challenges that put their health at risk.
Provincial Guideline for the Clinical Management of High-Risk Drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder
The objective of this guideline is to provide recommendations, supported by rigorously reviewed evidence, for the full spectrum of medical and psychosocial interventions available to treat patients with high-risk drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
Mothering and Opioids: Addressing Stigma – Acting Collaboratively
This toolkit invites people working in the substance use and child welfare fields to think about how we can continue to improve our work, in partnership with the women who use these services.
Treatment and care for pregnant women who use alcohol and/or other drugs
This sheet provides information for service providers on treatment for women dependent on alcohol, who are at the highest risk of having a child born with FASD.
Pregnancy and Substance Use: A Harm Reduction Toolkit
This information is intended for use by pregnant and parenting people who use drugs, their loved ones, and their service providers. Our goal is to promote the overall health and well-being of pregnant people who use substances and their families.
The “Pebble in Your Shoe” Model of Effectiveness: Laurentian University Undergraduate Students’ Perspectives on Campaigns Regarding Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
Using intersectionality theory, basic qualitative design, thematic analysis and focus group discussion, the “Pebble in Your Shoe” Model of Effectiveness was developed based on community perspectives. This model could be utilized in the development and evaluation of future Level 1 FASD Prevention campaigns.
“YOU DON’T WANT TO DRINK? WHAT ARE YOU, PREGNANT?!” : PORTRAYALS OF ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE USE DURING PREGNANCY ON TELEVISION
In the current study, we aimed to explore the portrayal of alcohol (and substance) use (e.g., tobacco, opioids) during pregnancy in North American, English speaking mainstream prime time and streaming television shows (N = 25).
Collaborative Action on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention: Principles for Enacting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #33
The association between fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), residential schools and subsequent assimilatory policies in Canada is of such significance that it was included in the groundbreaking Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Final Report through Call to Action #33, which focuses on collaboratively developing FASD prevention programs in Indigenous communities.
Evaluation of Brain Alterations and Behavior in Children With Low Levels of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
The objective of this paper is to compare structural brain alterations and behavioral changes in children with lower levels of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) with those of well-matched controls with no PAE.
