National Organisation on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Support Group Meetings
Support Group Meetings (Saturdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) 23 January 2010 27 March 2010 22 May 2010 3 July 2010 (Family picnic) 25 September 2010 20 November 2010 Learn more about FASD, share experiences, information and ideas. Child care and Lunch provided. Venue: Friends Meeting House, 17 North Square, Golders Green, London NW11 7BN For more information, contact NOFAS-UK
Annual Family Picnic
Family Picnic (Saturday 3rd July 2010 11am-3pm) Golders Green Friends Meeting House 17 Central Square Hampstead Garden Suburb London NW11 7BN Join us for a family day with fun, games and prizes. For more information, contact NOFAS-UK Don't forget to bring your picnic!
Pregnant Pause Big Freeze Event
Hundreds will freeze in Victoria Station, London at 9:09 on 9th September At nine minutes, past the ninth hour of the ninth month of the ninth year, the crowd will freeze to tell the world that women only need to pause from drinking alcohol for nine months in pregnancy to have healthier babies. The BIG FREEZE is unique because everyone in the crowd men as well as women, will pose as pregnant. If you would like to join us at the next PREGNANT PAUSE BIG FREEZE MEDIA EVENT on 9th September, please contact NOFAS-UK.
Fetal Alcohol Forum E-letter
The first international medical e-letter devoted exclusively to Fetal Alcohol research and medical issues for doctors, scientists and health professionals. The first issue was published in May 2009 and another in December 2009. To download a copy, click here: Fetal Alcohol Forum E-letter PDF May 2009 Fetal Alcohol Forum E-letter PDF December 2009
NOFAS-UK Conferences
A one day conference 'FASD: Childhood to Adulthood', took place on February 9th 2010. It presented an opportunity for families and health professionals (social workers, foster carers, teachers, etc) to learn more about FASD through different stages in life. The conference was very successful with over 160 attendees. Read more about the conference - click here
NOFAS-UK Projects in 2010
FAS-eD Project NOFAS-UK has been awarded a grant from the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) to conduct a project on developing resources for teachers relating to children and young people with FASD. The project team include Project Director, Prof. Barry Carpenter, OBE, Researcher, Carolyn Blackburn, and Research Associate, Jo Egerton. For more information, contact: info@fasdeducation.org.uk May 2009 - Press release Baby Bundle Project for Midwives The Baby Bundle project has been created by NOFAS-UK to provide useful positive health information about alcohol in pregnancy for midwives, pregnant women and their partners. This project is reviewed by the Royal College of Midwives, The International FASD Medical Advisory Panel, and has been made possible by an education grant from DIAGEO. For more information, contact NOFAS-UK.
FASD EVENTS
RSM Conference Current approaches to the education and care of children and young people with FASD For more information, click here First European Conference on FASD Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Growing awareness in Europe, For more information, click here