FMF Study for Adults

by | Feb 7, 2022 | News

Families Moving Forward (FMF) is working with the Adult Leadership Committee of FASD Change Makers to create an app for adults with FASD. The app, called My Health Coach, is intended to assist adults with FASD in daily life. FMF, which is simultaneously...

FASD United Family Navigator

by | Feb 7, 2022 | News

FASD United (formerly NOFAS) has launched a new Family Navigator program to help people with FASD, their families, and their caregivers find “expert, confidential support and referrals.” The program, directed by Heather French, is intended for anyone and...

Webinar: FMF Connect and Other Resources

by | Feb 2, 2022 | News

FMF Connect is an app being developed by the Families Moving Forward (FMF) program to support parents and caregivers of children with FASD or prenatal alcohol exposure. The developers are now looking for children and families to help test FMF Connect’s...

DiG FASD Study Seeks Participants

by | Jan 24, 2022 | News

Researchers affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine are seeking participants for a study of impact of genetics on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The Dissecting the Genetic Contributions to FASD study, or DiG FASD, is actively...

FMF Connect Study Seeks Parents and Children for New Phase

by | Jan 21, 2022 | News

The Families Moving Forward (FMF) Program offers services to help parents and caregivers deal with “clinically concerning behavior” by children ages 3 to 12 with prenatal alcohol exposure or fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Since 2017, FMF has been...

New Survey to Help Improve Long-Term Care for Disabled People

by | Jan 6, 2022 | News

The Wisconsin Living Well Project has released a new survey for Wisconsinites with developmental disabilities. The Living Well Project is a program by the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities (BPDD) that seeks to improve health, safety, and...

NIAAA Short Takes Video Series

by | Jan 5, 2022 | News

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has launched a new video series called “Short Takes with NIAAA”. Each 60-second video in the series tackles an alcohol-related term that is widely used, but often misunderstood. In the...

Podcast for Families and Caregivers: FASD Family Life

by | Dec 28, 2021 | News

FASD Family Life is a podcast hosted by Robbie Seale, parent and FASD Educator, that covers the fundamentals of raising and caring for children and youth with FASD. Robbie uses her 20 years’ lived experience, in-depth knowledge of FASD, and the latest research...

FASD Study Seeking Participants

by | Dec 16, 2021 | News

The Indiana University School of Medicine’s DiG FASD (Dissecting the Genetic Contribution to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders) program is looking for participants for research seeking to identify what makes individuals with FASD unique and the role genetics...

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