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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder Committee
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is the
number one most preventable cause of mental retardation. The
Arc of Mecklenburg County is proud to be a part of the FASD
Coalition along with several other area organizations, such as
Chemical
Dependency Center and Substance Abuse Prevention Services.
Our prevention projects include training
at-risk populations about FASD, providing educational
materials to professionals about FASD, and bringing public
awareness around FASD to the community through media, such as
newspaper ads and billboards. We have received grant monies
from the ABC
Board of Mecklenburg County and the
NC Healthy Start
Foundation to fund these efforts. In September 2007 we also held
the first FASD Conference in Charlotte featuring speakers from
all over the country.
If you would like more information about the FASD
prevention project or to schedule training for your group, please
contact Lauren at 704-332-4535 ext. 102 or
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