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Researchers return to find out fate of children involved in landmark FASD study
Ten years after a groundbreaking study revealed record-high rates of FASD in outback Australia, researchers have returned to the Kimberley to see how the children are coping in adulthood.
Key points:
- A 2009 study was one of the first in Australia to provide firm figures around the rates of children impaired by their mother’s drinking during pregnancy
- There are concerns support is still limited for families living with FASD in regional and remote areas
- The 10-year follow-up study will look at the long-term impacts of FASD, and gaps in services and supports
In 2009, a generation of young children in the Fitzroy Valley communities were assessed for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
It was found one in eight children had physical and…
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