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The Marulu Strategy 2008-2012: overcoming Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Fitzroy Valley
This report outlines the development and implementation of the Marulu Strategy in the Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia.
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Publishing Date:
1 October, 2017
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Journal Name:
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Authors:
James P Fitzpatrick, June Oscar, Maureen Carter, Elizabeth J Elliott, Jane Latimer, Edie Wright, John Boulton
Digital assessment of the fetal alcohol syndrome facial phenotype: reliability and agreement study
This study used the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Facial Photographic Analysis Software to assess the three sentinel facial features of FAS in a cohort of Australian Aboriginal children from 2D photographs. Results indicated that this assessment method had substantial inter- and intra-rater reliability; and that the African American Lip-Philtrum Guide 2 and Caucasian (Stromland) PFL norms provide the best fit for assessment of Australian Aboriginal children.
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Publishing Date:
11 September, 2017
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Journal Name:
Community Paediatrics Original article
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Authors:
Tracey W Tsang, Zoe Laing-Aiken, Jane Latimer,James Fitzpatrick, June Oscar, Maureen Carter, Elizabeth J Elliott
Behavior in Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Remote Australia: A Population-Based Study
This study demonstrates that children with FASD have more teacher-reported behavioral impairment than children without FASD. In remote Australian communities, academic performance is poor.
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Publishing Date:
1 September, 2017
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Journal Name:
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics: JDBP
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Authors:
Tracey W Tsang, Heather Carmichael Olson, Jane Latimer, James Fitzpatrick, Marmingee Hand, June Oscar, Maureen Carter, Elizabeth J Elliott
Assessment and Evaluation of FASD (FASD) and its Potential Relevance for Sentencing: A Clarion Call from Western Australia
Case commentary from 2017. LCM was a child of 15 whose diagnosis of FASD was not made prior to his being sentenced for manslaughter. The diagnosis arrived at by a multidisciplinary team shortly before his appeal to the Western Australian Court of Appeal in LCM v The State of Western Australia [2016] WASCA 164 resulted in a significant reduction in his sentence.
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Publishing Date:
2 August, 2017
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Journal Name:
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
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Authors:
Freckelton, I.
Prenatal alcohol exposure: No safe amount
Prenatal alcohol exposure is important for every mother to consider.
What women need to know:
If you are pregnant, or trying to get pregnant, no amount of alcohol use is safe.
All types of alcohol - inlcuding wine, beer, and hard liquor - have similar risks for your baby.
When a pregnant women drinks so does her baby.
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Publishing Date:
1 August, 2017
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Journal Name:
JAMA Pediatrics
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Authors:
Megan Moreno
Maternal Alcohol Use Disorder and Risk of Child Contact with the Justice System in Western Australia: A PopulationCohort Record Linkage Study
This study linked children of mothers who had an alcohol related disorder to their risk of having contact with the justice system in Western Australia.
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Publishing Date:
1 August, 2017
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Journal Name:
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
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Authors:
Katherine Hafekost, David Lawrence, Colleen O'Leary, Carol Bower, James Semmens, Stephen R. Zubrick
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