The American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Resource Kit

The American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Resource Kit is designed to help mothers-to-be and their friends, relatives, health professionals, and leaders understand and prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. FASD describes the range of effects that can occur in an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with possible lifelong implications.

Each year, at least 40,000 babies are born with an FASD in the United States, and Native communities have some of the highest rates. This new resource will support prevention and treatment efforts in American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities.

The kit, which was developed and reviewed by representatives from Native communities and FASD experts, includes the following:

Current data and statistics on FASD
Fact sheets and brochures for women, men, youth and communities on how to prevent FASD and how to find help
Strategies for FASD education and prevention
Posters that can be copied and shared
FASD--The Basics, a slide presentation for people with no prior knowledge of or experience with FASD
A CD with an electronic version of the entire resource kit

The toolkit is available online at the link below or copies may be obtained free of charge by calling SAMHSA’s Health Information Network at 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727) and requesting inventory number SMA07-4264.

http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/productDetails.aspx?ProductID=17702

Publication Year: 2007

Publisher

SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
11420 Rockville Pike
Rockville, md 20852
Phone: 800-729-6686
Website: http://www.ncadi.samhsa.gov