PrefaceOn behalf of the Florida Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders InteragencyAction Group, we are pleased to present this <strong>resource</strong> <strong>guide</strong>. The <strong>guide</strong>summarizes key information from the body of knowledge about this topic.The <strong>guide</strong> was prepared with a desire that it will be useful to individuals andfamilies who are living with the results of fetal alcohol effects. Our purposealso was to provide a <strong>resource</strong> for professionals who seek to prevent fetalalcohol exposure and to offer interventions to assist affected individuals andfamilies.Florida’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Interagency Action Grouprequested development of this <strong>guide</strong> and provided recommendations relatedto its content. The Florida Department of Health, Maternal and ChildHealth Program, led coordination of the FASD action group since it firstconvened in 2000. Its purpose is to develop and facilitate implementationof a plan and strategies to improve prevention, intervention, and supportrelated to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects. The actiongroup includes committed state agencies, statewide organizations, the FloridaGovernor’s Office, local service providers, advocates, and families who havefetal alcohol affected members. Key staff from the Departments of Healthand of Children and Families who represented the action group to organizethe project and serve as a review and editorial group, and the graphic artists,are identified in the Acknowledgements on page 2 of this <strong>guide</strong>.We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the many researchers andpractitioners whose works are quoted throughout this <strong>guide</strong>. Among these,we offer special appreciation to: Larry Burd, Ph. D., Associate Professor atthe University of North Dakota, Director of the North Dakota Fetal AlcoholSyndrome Center, who generously allowed Florida to include his FetalAlcohol Screening Materials; Ann Streissguth, Professor, Department ofPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington Schoolof Medicine, whose exemplary research and publications are frequentlyquoted in the <strong>guide</strong>; Susan Astley, Associate Professor of Epidemiology/Pediatrics, Director of the Washington State FAS Diagnostic & PreventionNetwork, University of Washington, who graciously allowed Florida toinclude her Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Facial Photographic Analysis Softwarematerials; and Ed Riley, Ph.D., Center for Behavioral Teratology,Department of Psychology at San Diego State University who generouslyallowed Florida to use his research in this <strong>guide</strong>.— Atrica Warr, M.Ed.<strong>FETAL</strong> <strong>ALCOHOL</strong> <strong>SPECTRUM</strong> <strong>DISORDERS</strong> <strong>florida</strong> <strong>resource</strong> <strong>guide</strong> 1
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSShawn Baldwin, MSAssistant in ResearchResource Guide DevelopmentFlorida State University Center for Prevention& Early Intervention PolicyRita LeBlancPublication CoordinatorResource Guide Layout & DesignFlorida Department of Children and Families (DCF)FASD Interagency Action Group Representatives for the Resource Guide Project:Atrica Warr, MEdJoel Armstrong, MSSr. Management Analyst Supervisor Sr. Human Services Prog. SpecialistTeam Leader Special Populations & Projects Substance Abuse Program OfficeSubstance Abuse Program OfficeFlorida Department of Health (DOH)Office of Performance Improvement, DOHCover Image for FASD Resource GuideFASD Interagency Action Group Coordination andFASD Workgroup Representatives for the Resource Guide Project:Trish Mann, ACSW, LCSWCoordinator of Human ServicesFlorida State UniversityConsultant to Florida DOHMaternal and Child HealthFelisha Dickey, MSW/MPACoordinator of Human ServicesFlorida State UniversityConsultant to Florida DOHMaternal and Child HealthFamily AdvocatesFASD Interagency Action Group Representativefor the Resource Guide Project:Denise Costa, FAS Advocate, Key Largo, FloridaSue Egert, FAS Advocate, Altamonte Springs, FloridaKathryn Shea, FAS Advocate, Sarasota, Florida2 <strong>FETAL</strong> <strong>ALCOHOL</strong> <strong>SPECTRUM</strong> <strong>DISORDERS</strong> <strong>florida</strong> <strong>resource</strong> <strong>guide</strong>
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