Awareness, Acceptance, Affirmation, & Abilities
2022 FASD PowerPoint Presentation 

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Possible Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy for Individuals and Families

• Encourage playfulness
• Enrich being/living in the moment/present
• Facilitate open communication
• Motivate to attend sessions
• Nurture and bonding lived experiences
• Promote active living
• Recognize abilities versus disabilities
• Reduce depression and anxiety
• Reduce the stigma associated with treatment
• Renew a sense of hope
• Shed light into behaviours and sensory concerns
• Shift in focus from problems to progress

Relevant Links!

• ABLE2’s Fetal Alcohol Resource Program
• Adoption 
• FASD and Service Dogs – Connor and Lexi’s Story - The Chancer Chronicles
• Chimo Animal Assisted Therapy
• Dog -Assisted Therapy for Children and Adolescents with FASD -  A Randomized Study
• Dream Catcher Nature-Assisted Therapy Association (Furry Foundations)
• FASD Network
• ​FASD Ontario​
• FASD Ontario Programs and Services
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Society of Yukon
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) programs and services
• Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association
• New study on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
• Service Dogs in Canada​
• The ABC's of Service Dogs

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Justice and Corrections Information and Resources

FASD & The Justice System
fasdjustice.caFASD and the Justice System This site is designed for justice system professionals and others who want to understand more about FASD. It provides information and ...

CanFASD | Together Finding Answers Improving Outcomes
canfasd.caCanFASD Background Information; FASD Fact Sheet. Sterling Clarren FASD Research Award; Annual Reports; Online Learners. Link to Online Learning Site; General ...

FASD ONE – Justice
www.fasdontario.ca/cms/service-areas/justiceWhy justice considerations are important. Legal issues are intertwined with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. This is not intrinsic to the disability but reflects the ...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (Health Canada) - hc …
hc-sc.gc.ca › … › Healthy Living › It's Your Health › DiseasesFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. It's Your Health. This article was produced in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada. Help on accessing alternative ...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the Criminal Justice …
www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/ftl-lchl-spctrm/index-eng...This report is made possible through Public Safety Canada. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and not necessarily those of Public Safety Canada

Paths to Justice – Research in Brief
www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/jsp-sjp/rb09/p1.htmlPaths to Justice – Research in Brief. Welcome; Access to Criminal Justice and FASD; An Inventory of Programming for Youth and Adults Who Have FASD and Are Involved ...

Victims of Crime Research Digest - Justice
canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/victim/rr07_vic4/p4.htmlAn excellent website developed by the FASD Ontario Justice Committee provides details of all case law that mentions FASD in Canada (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder ...

FASD Study: Prevalence in Corrections - Department of ...
www.justice.gov.yk.ca/FASDStudy.htmlFASD Study: Prevalence in Corrections Background. In partnership with the Child & Family Research Institute at the University of British Columbia (UBC), the ...