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Building Capacity for FASD Screening and Diagnosis Through a Prevalence Study: The Cherbourg Project

Reach:
QLD
Focus area:
Indigenous
Status:
Not specified
Evaluated:
No
Time frame:
1 June 2013 - 1 June 2016

Overview

This project, in collaboration with the Cherbourg community in Queensland aims to:

provide training to increase local capacity to screen for and diagnose Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)
provide community education
provide a diagnostic service for FASD
establish FASD prevalence data
collect data to inform service provision and prevention programs.

The project addresses several recommendations from the House of Representatives 2012 Inquiry into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

Contacts

Elizabeth Elliott
Senior Researcher
University of Sydney
Sydney Medical School
NSW 2006
Ph: (02) 9845 3448
Fax: (02) 9845 3389
Email: elizabeth.elliott@syndey.edu.au

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Building Capacity for FASD Screening and Diagnosis Through a Prevalence Study: The Cherbourg Project

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