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FASD and the Justice System:
Banksia Hill and beyond
The Banksia Hill Project was the first study in Australia to assess and diagnose young people in a youth custodial facility for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
The research team led by Professor Carol Bower and Clinical Associate Professor Raewyn Mutch from the Telethon Kids Institute worked with more than 100 young people aged between 10-17 years incarcerated in Western Australia’s only youth detention facility, Banksia Hill Detention Centre.
Nine out of ten youth examined were found to have some form of neuro-disability.
More information:
- The Banksia Hill Project - Findings and Recommendations
- Almost every young person in WA detention has a severe brain impairment | The Conversation
- Young offenders must be screened for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders before sentencing | The Conversation
- What can Justice Professionals Do? |The FASD Hub Australia
- REFRAME training - an evidence-based program for frontline justice professionals
- Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and youth justice: a prevalence study among young people sentenced to detention in Western Australia
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Knowledge, attitudes, experiences and practices of the Western Australian youth custodial workforce
Michael and Lina triumph at Special Olympics
Michael and Lina, two children with FASD, have won three medals for WA at the recent Special Olympics National Games.
Michael, aged 10, took the Gold medal in the 4x100m relay and a Bronze medal in the 100m sprint. Lina, aged 13, was the only female junior member of the WA swimming team and won a bronze medal in 50m breaststroke.
FASD Hub Award for Contribution to Awareness and Understanding of FASD
We are proud to announce Heather Jones as the inaugural recipient of the FASD Hub Award for Contribution to Awareness and Understanding of FASD.
Heather began working at the Telethon Kids Institute from 2010, and was appointed as the Hub’s Senior Program Manager in 2017. She has made valuable contributions towards the development of the Australian Guide to the Diagnosis of FASD; training workshops; developing criteria for screening and referral; research into midwives’ and justice professionals’ knowledge and attitudes; and priority-setting for FASD research in Australia. Above all, Heather is an advocate for and a friend to many with lived experience of FASD.
Henceforth this Award will be known as the Heather Jones Award for Contribution to Awareness and Understanding of FASD.
Events
- Behind the Scenes of Every Moment Matters - 8 December (FARE)
- FASD Information & Self-Regulation Strategies - 9 December (NOFASD)
- Queensland Perinatal Consortium Conference - 15 December (Queensland Perinatal Consortium)
New Resources
Not so easy skills… starting the day - Video from Jumpstart Psychology
Recent Publications
"No Alcohol, No Risk. #FASD" - Twitter Activity on Alcohol and Pregnancy among Australian Organizations - L. Schölin, M. Heenan.
Adverse childhood experiences, associated stressors and comorbidities in children and youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder across the justice and child protection settings in Western Australia - G. K. Y. Tan, M. Symons, J. Fitzpatrick, S. G. Connor, D. Cross, C. F. Pestell.
Preventing Drift through Continued Co-Design with a First Nations Community: Refining the Prototype of a Tiered FASD Assessment - L. Miller, D. C. Shanley, M. Page, H. Webster, W. Liu, N. Reid, D. Shelton, K. West, J. Marshall, E. Hawkins.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder resources for health professionals: a scoping review protocol - J. C. Okurame, L. Cannon, E. Carter, S. Thomas, E. J. Elliott, L. J. Rice.
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