“A number of you have spoken today that the idea of consequences is not that meaningful for youth with FASD. But the justice system is built on consequences. So we really need to train professionals in the justice system in new methods and new strategies because what I've heard today is that these youth can make progress, can make positive changes, and can really be contributing members of society.”
Donna Ray
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Circle of Hope-Birth Mother’s Network (COH-BMN) Founder and NOFAS Vice President and International Spokesperson, Kathy Mitchell will present at the upcoming Building FASD State Systems (BFSS) meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, May 11-13. Kathy will be presenting along with COH-BMN members Sue Terwey of the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS); LaShaunda Harris of the Yakima Parent-Child Assistance Program (P-CAP); and Naomi Michalsen of Women in Safe Homes (WISH). They will provide a workshop entitled Rising from the Ashes: Preventing FASD by Creating a Circle of Hope which will promote prevention of FASD, how to reach women using alcohol or other drugs and issues unique to birth mothers and their families.
NOFAS will also address the BFSS State Coordinators and host an Affiliate Network breakfast meeting on Friday, May 13th.
- NOFAS Now video program premieres in May 2011.
- The NOFAS FASD Parent Support Group will meet at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Saturday, May 21, 2011 form 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- The NOFAS Leadership Awards Benefit will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
- NOFAS Affiliates will hold their annual summit on June 20-23 in Washington, D.C.
- Currently, NOFAS is enhancing its FASD Information and Resource Clearinghouse, marketing the K-12 curriculum, expanding the Community Health Center/Maternal and Child Health screening initiative, working on the NOFAS FASD certification, and seeking funding for programs and the NOFAS Affiliate Network.
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