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FASD importance of assessment

This 2020 article outlines how individuals with FASD may experience inequalities with the justice system. It focuses on why assessment, diagnosis and intervention is important and the role of health and justice professionals in promoting more equitable outcomes for individuals with FASD involved with the justice system.
  • Publishing Date:

    6 February, 2020

  • Journal Name:

    Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

  • Authors:

    Natasha Reid, Natalie Kippin, Hayley Passmore, Amy Finlay-Jones

Changing direction

This 2019 report presents initial findings on the mental health of 465 justice-involved young people.
  • Publishing Date:

    6 February, 2020

  • Authors:

    Meurk C, , Steele M, Yap L, Jones J, Heffernan E, Davison S, Nathan S, Donovan B, Sullivan L, Schess J, Harden S, Ton B, Butler T.

Ethonol exposure & kidney dysfunction

In this work published in 2020, the effects of moderate ethanol exposure throughout pregnancy on kidney development were examined using a rat model. Rats were fed a liquid diet containing 6% ethanol (vol/vol) or control (0% ethanol) throughout pregnancy.
  • Publishing Date:

    26 January, 2020

  • Journal Name:

    The Anatomical Record

  • Authors:

    Akison LK, Probyn ME, Gray SP, Cullen-McEwen LA, Tep K, Steane SE, Gobe GC, Wlodek ME, Bertram JE, Moritz KM.

Putting ‘Justice’ in Recovery Capital: Yarning about hopes and futures with young people indetention

This 2020 article focuses on the hope, relationships and educational experiences of 38 detained youth in Western Australia. The study uses a 'social yarning' approach.
  • Publishing Date:

    9 January, 2020

  • Journal Name:

    Crime Justice Journal Vol 8 No 4 (2019)

  • Authors:

    Hamilton S, Maslen S, Best D, Freeman J, O'Donnell M, Reibel T, Mutch RC, Watkins R

Community based CDS for FASD

The aims of the current study published in 2020 were to: (i) report on the diagnostic profile of a group of children assessed for FASD (FASD) using the Australian Guide to the Diagnosis of FASD; and (ii) to provide information and recommendations for paediatricians and/or multidisciplinary teams conducting FASD assessments, including utilising the Australian Guide to the Diagnosis of FASD, and details of how to do FASD assessment.
  • Publishing Date:

    8 January, 2020

  • Journal Name:

    Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2020;56(5):777-785.

  • Authors:

    Webster H Doak J Katsikitis M

Challenges in accurately assessing PAE

Young people who were sentenced to detention participated in a FASD prevalence study in Western Australia. The diagnosis of FASD requires a multidisciplinary assessment and confirmation of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Obtaining accurate assessment of PAE for young people participating in the study was challenging.
  • Publishing Date:

    23 December, 2019

  • Journal Name:

    Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

  • Authors:

    Freeman J, Condon C, Hamilton S, Mutch RC, Bower C, Watkins RE

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