Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation - Family Services Building - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Program

Application

Program registration required
Open to referrals from any source

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Members of Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation
Children who have been diagnosed with or are suspected of having Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) or Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) and their families

Fees

None

Contacts

Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator
807-548-5876 Ext 254 * hbhc@niisaachewan.ca

Languages

English

Language Note

Ojibwe, available upon request

Accessibility

Not Wheelchair Accessible

Description of Services:

Strives to reduce the number of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) births and to improve the quality of life for children living with FASD and their families

Provides education and information on the consequences of alcohol consumption during pregnancy
Works to detect early identification, assessment and diagnosis for children
Offers individual and group counselling sessions
Offers parenting classes
Provides information sessions for teens
Provides professional training for frontline workers

Advises on the following:

Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD)
Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND)
Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (PFAS)