Policy & Position Statements
Alcohol: The Forgotten Problem, Policy Background Paper; by Darlene James; Prepared for Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) February 2005Disability-Related Policy in Canada; by Disability and Information Technologies (Dis-IT) Research AllianceNOTE: Linked page contains policy documents from various disciplines
Consensus Statement on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - Across the Lifespan; Institute of Health Economics Consensus Development Conference; IHE Consensus Statements, Vol. 4, October, 2009Rethinking Drug Policy: An Integrity Preserving Compromise Position; by Azzurra Crispino, A thesis; Texas A&M University; 2006Improving Conditions: Integrating Sex and Gender into Federal Mental Health and Addictions Policy; by Amy Salmon, Nancy Poole, Marina Morrow, Lorraine , Richard Ingram, and Ann Pederson, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, 2006Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: When Science, Medicine, Public Policy, and Laws Collide; by Kenneth R. Warren and Brenda G. Hewitt; Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews No. 15, 2009FASD Needs Assessment Report; Deliverable 3; Office of Substance Abuse; State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services; May 2006Why is it so tough to get ahead? How our tangled social programs pathologize the transition to self-reliance; by John Stapleton; Metcalf Foundation, November 2007Also appears under - Social Services
Position Statement: Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): A Call for a Coordinated Comprehensive FASD Strategy; The Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, 2007Reducing Alcohol related harm in Canada: Toward a Culture of Moderation; Recommendations for a National Alcohol Strategy; by National Alcohol Strategy Working Group; April 2007Even One is Too Many: A Call for a Comprehensive Action Plan for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Government of Canada - Report of the Standing Committee on Health, in accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2); September 2006 NOTE: A PDF document is not available. You will have to select Next at the top (right) of the page that displays to read the entire document. A Table Of Contents is available as well
Public Health Approach to Alcohol Policy: A Report of the Provincial Health Officer; by P.R.W. Kendall, Provincial Health Officer; Province of British Columbia, December 2008The National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism Strategic Plan 2001-2005; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism’s (NIAAA)Renewing AISH: Ensuring Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) is Available Into the Future for Albertans Who Need It. A discussion document produced by the Government of Alberta. (The document asks for your feedback on policy and practice).Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Framework for Action. Health Canada (2003). Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: A Strategic Plan for British Columbia. Government of British Columbia (2003-2004). Report on the Forum on Alcohol and Illicit Drugs Research in Canada, Kanata Ontario (2003). Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Substance Abuse and Committee on Children with Disabilities. Pediatrics (2002). Statement of the Public Affairs Committee of the Teratology Society on the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Teratology (2002). Records of the Meeting of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect. US Public Health Service, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Centre on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (2005). Alcohol Use and Abuse: A Pediatric Concern. Committee on Substance Abuse. Pediatrics (2001). Substance Use and Pregnancy: Conceiving Women in the Policy-Making Process, by Deborah Rutman et al. (May 2000). 