There is a push underway in the Western Plains to ensure better early detection of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) as health experts and indigenous activists continue to show the link between youth crime and FASD.
Healthy Communities Foundation Australia has just announced a partnership with the University of Sydney on a new screening program to detect FASD.
Mark Burdack CEO of Healthy Communities Foundation Australia, told the Western Plains App the scheme is to “get those kids identified who have the disorder and get those who do have the disorder into appropriate treatment”…