Nobody’s Perfect…Help is Here!
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Nobody’s Perfect…Help is Here!
Click here to find out more about our FREE Parenting Workshop on October 27th.
Dave Fleming, Director of Intake, spoke with Andy Barrie on September 23rd on CBC’s Metro Morning about the importance of reporting any suspicions of child abuse and neglect.
Members of our Senior Leadership team help to recognize FASDay (International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day) at our “Pregnant Pause.” The pause was strategically placed on the 9th month of the 9th hour of the 9th minute to symbolize that during the nine months of a women’s pregnancy no amount of alcohol is a safe amount. In Canada, the incidence of FASD has been estimated to be 9 in 1000 live births. The impact of alcohol during prenatal growth has a wide variety of impacts but can include intellectual deficits and learning disabilities, hyperactivity and damage to the central nervous system.
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WHO: TORONTO FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS NETWORK & FASworld
WHAT: Pregnant Pause, in recognition of FASDay (International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day) will see a large gathering of men and women dressed up to look ‘pregnant’ and observe 99 seconds of ‘frozen’ silence to remind everyone that it is best to stop drinking before trying to get pregnant, when trying to conceive and as soon as you know you are pregnant. The pause is strategically placed on the 9th month of the 9th hour of the 9th minute to symbolize that during the nine months of a women’s pregnancy no amount of alcohol is a safe amount. (more…)