On April 15, 2021, B.C’s Representative for Children and Youth published “Excluded: Increasing Understanding, Support and Inclusion for Children with FASD and their Families.” The report examines the experiences of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), families and those who support them and reveals significant inequities in services available to children with FASD and a general lack of understanding about this ‘invisible disorder.’ It recommends the provincial government take immediate and long-term action to improve supports and services to children with FASD and their families.
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Recommendation 8:
That the Ministry of Health conduct an assessment of existing FASD awareness training and the training needs of appropriate front-line staff working with children and youth with FASD, leading to the development of evidence-based, culturally attuned, Nation-specific and regularly updated training materials that ground a mandatory training program for current staff across the range of health services. Ministry of Health to complete the assessment of existing FASD awareness training by March 31, 2022. Sequentially, the Ministry of Health to identify appropriate priority front-line providers to receive training, by Sept. 30, 2022, and develop training and access to training by Sept. 30, 2023.
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