First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Direction générale de la santé des Premières nations et des Inuits FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER PROGRAM January 24-25, 2012 FIRST NATIONS AND INUIT HEALTH BRANCH FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER PROGRAM January 24-25, 2012 FASD Networking Session Moncton, New Brunswick

FASD in Canada: Policy Milestones Policy:  1996 Joint Statement on Prevention of FAS/FAE  1999 Budget allocated funding for FASD Initiative  $5M annually: $ 3.3M PHAC / $1.7M FNIHB  2000 Early Childhood Development Initiative  2002 Enhancement through Early Childhood Development (ECD) Initiative for First Nations and other Aboriginal Children  $15M annually  Frameworks:  2001 It Takes a Community (First Nations/Inuit)  2003 FASD: A National Framework for Action  Parliamentary Interest:  Standing Committee Report “Building on Success” 2002  Standing Committee on Health “Even one is too many…” 2006

FNIHB’s FASD Program:  Federal leadership as it relates to First Nations and Inuit communities  Majority of its annual budget is distributed by the regions to communities FNIHB’s Federal Role in FASD

Healthy Pregnancy and Early Infancy  Promotion of healthy pregnancies and the health of infants and young children with programs focusing on:  Prenatal nutrition  Maternal and child health; and  FASD

Program Goals The overall goals of the Program are to:  Prevent FASD births; and  Improve the quality of life for individuals affected by FASD Goals are achieved through:  Prevention  Intervention  Capacity building and awareness

FASD Activities: Prevention  Mentoring Projects - 36 sites  Capacity building and training of community front-line workers and staff  Increasing linkages to women’s addiction services

FASD Activities: Intervention  Community Coordinators Projects  Positions provide support, referral and links to increase families’ access to services and support, that may include diagnostics teams

Capacity Building  Capacity-building for First Nations and Inuit:  Capacity building and regional training of community front-line workers and staff  Education and awareness  Asset Mapping  Process to identify community strengths (assets) to build capacity to address FASD, other health issues.

Looking Back and Moving Forward  Evaluation and building on the evidence:  FASD Mentoring Special Study  Community Coordinators Pilot Project  Moving forward:  Examine tools to collect data to support the communities and regions, such as screening tools  Support regions:  Tools and guidelines to improve supervision to better support community-based workers  case management practices to improve access to services and supports for women, infants, children and families.

Building the Future Collaboratively National Aboriginal Organizations Assembly of First Nations Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Native Women’s Association of Canada Professional Organizations Academics/ Researchers Non-governmental organizations Health Portfolio Public Health Agency Health Canada Canadian Institute for Health Research Provinces/Territories Canada FASD Partnership FASD Intergovernmental Action Network of Ontario AIFASD Partnership Other Government Departments Justice Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Corrections Human Resources and Social Development

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