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Outcomes and needs of health and education professionals following fetal alcohol spectrum disorder-specific training

Understanding professionals' views and needs can help advance service provision and improve future training opportunities, Therefore, the current study examined the experiences of Australian and New Zealand professionals who have attended fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)-specific training and the impact of this training on their current practices. A total of 52 health and education professionals from Australia and New Zealand completed an online survey that asked about their training experiences; changes in practice following training; their experiences implementing assessments in their workplace; and, for Australian professionals, their experiences of using the recently released Australian Guide to FASD diagnosis.
  • Publishing Date:

    29 August, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

  • Authors:

    Natasha Reid, Codi White, Erinn Hawkins, Andi Crawford, Wei Liu, Dianne Shanley

‘He Has Problems; He Is Not the Problem . . .’ A Qualitative Study of Non-Custodial Staff Providing Services for Young Offenders Assessed for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in an Australian Youth Detention Centre

This study addresses the limited understanding of the challenges faced by non-custodial youth detention center staff in supporting young people with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). A qualitative inquiry was conducted to explore and describe the perspectives of non-custodial staff regarding the value of an FASD prevalence study. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and focus groups and analyzed using thematic network analysis. While staff expressed few concerns about the prevalence study itself or its impact on participating youth, several barriers were identified related to the study’s processes, as well as practices and culture within their workplace. These barriers hindered the ability to fully benefit from the research and its findings.
  • Publishing Date:

    28 August, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Youth Justice

  • Authors:

    Sharynne L. Hamilton, Tracy Reibel, Rochelle Watkins, Raewyn C. Mutch, Natalie R. Kippin, Jacinta Freeman, Hayley M. Passmore, Bernadette Safe, Melissa O’Donnell & Carol Bower

Does child maltreatment predict alcohol use disorders in young adulthood? A cohort study of linked notifications and survey data

This study explores the association between prospectively substantiated child maltreatment and problem alcohol use in adulthood, addressing a gap in research that predominantly relies on retrospective data. Using a prospective cohort record linkage correlational design, data from a statutory child protection agency were linked with a birth cohort from a major metropolitan maternity hospital, as part of the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy in Brisbane, Australia.
  • Publishing Date:

    27 August, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Addiction

  • Authors:

    Steve Kisely, Ryan Mills, Lane Strathearn & Jake M Najman

Can Fetal Alcohol Exposure Increase the Risk of Hypertension? A New Study in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Suggests It Can

Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is increasingly recognized as being associated with a wide range of physical health problems, in addition to the well-defined neurocognitive difficulties that have been reported (Mattson et al., 2019). In line with other prenatal perturbations, including smoking, inadequate nutrition, and exposure to stress, exposure of the fetus to alcohol during critical stages of development may contribute to “developmental origins of health and disease” (DOHaD), as first proposed by Barker (1995). DOHaD suggests that a suboptimal environment in early development may increase susceptibility to conditions such as hypertension, insulin resistance, and obesity, which are risk factors for prevalent noncommunicable chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes (Hanson and Gluckman, 2011).
  • Publishing Date:

    12 August, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research

  • Authors:

    Karen M. Moritz, Natasha Reid, Lisa K. Akison

PROTOCOL: Interventions for improving executive functions in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Systematic review and meta-analysis

To be included in this review published in 2019, the study must use a structured psychological intervention that aims to improve or change EF in children using either (a) a face‐to‐face format, (b) computerized format, or (c) both. Interventions must be delivered using (a) individual or (b) group format. Finally, interventions will be considered eligible if they are administered either (a) directly to children (e.g., working memory training) or (b) to children and caregivers/families.
  • Publishing Date:

    26 July, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Campbell Systematic reviews

  • Authors:

    Betts J, Dawe S, Eggins E, Shelton D, Till H, Harnett P, Chandler‐Mather N

A fetal alcohol spectrum disorder diagnostic service and beyond: Outcomes for families

Thestudy aimed to explore the lived experiences of Australian caregivers who received a FASD diagnosis for a child in their care, usingthe Australian Guide to the Diagnosis of FASD.
  • Publishing Date:

    26 July, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Research in Developmental Disabilities

  • Authors:

    Jessica Doak, Mary Katsikitis, Heidi Webster & Andrew Wood

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