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Published July 31st, 2007
Published July 25th, 2007
The RFFADF is now the RFFADA and The Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders ASSOCIATION has been approved as an incorporated association. The next step is to gain Deductible Gift Recipient Status (DGR) for which I will be applying as soon as I have the econstitution frinalised.
Published June 29th, 2007
Have a look at this email from Arbias - The RFFADA is getting closer:
In partnership with the National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum and Related Disorders (NOFASARD) and the Russell Family Fetal Alcohol Disorders Fund, I am pleased to announce the development of Australia’s first Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) diagnostic and support service.
As [...]
Published June 25th, 2007
Last week was the first conference specifically for FASD ever held in Australia and it was a credit to the organisers - Drug Education Network. There were two speakers from North America and the remainder from Australia including a wonderful presentation by Dr John Whitehall about how even minute amounts of alcohol can harm the [...]
Published May 27th, 2007
Naltrexone didnt work in helping Seth to stop using marijuana. I think now that the only thing that will work is for him to want to stop more than he wants to keep using. I will leave this now between Seth and Hayley. Seth was playing squash the other day and ended up with a [...]
Published May 27th, 2007
All current Australian studies on the costs of alcohol related burden of disease and injury are seriously flawed because they do not include the economic costs related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
The number of children/adults in Australia with this condition are currently hidden - they are either not diagnosed or they are mis-diagnosed with ADD/ADHD or one [...]
Published May 23rd, 2007
I am in the process of having the Foundation incorporated and will post when it is a fully fledged incorporated association. Thanks all who have supported this dream. Once it is incorporated, then i will get deductible gift recipient status and then………………… all i need is funds. I have sent a positive message out to the [...]
Published May 23rd, 2007
I am in the process of writing another book or booket actually on helping someone with FASD obtain and maintain open employment, which federal government programs are the best and anything else I can think of that might help. If I cant get this one published I will put it on my website for free [...]
Published May 11th, 2007
http://mywebsite.bigpond.com/tsmiers1/april%2007.pdf
Published May 5th, 2007
Excellent article on FASD with quotes from Dr John Whitehall from The Townsville Hospital who has written an article which was published in the Medical Journal calling for the current guidelines on alcohol and pregnancy to be changed immediately from a possible seven drinks a week (IF a pregnant woman chooses to drink), to abstinence. I [...]
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