Healthy Child Manitoba, in partnership with the Canada Northwest FASD Partnership, will be hosting the Living Well: FASD and Mental Health conference to be held at the Winnipeg Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba from November 5-7, 2014.
The Living Well: FASD and Mental Health conference will bring awareness to issues related to mental health and mental illness for those most directly affected by FASD and will foster a commitment to advance the knowledge and implementation of evidence informed strategies and programs.
Participants will learn about current research and best practices in responding to complex issues such as:
- Mental health and substance use for pregnant and parenting women
- Mental wellness for those living with FASD
- Case management for individuals living with FASD and mental health co-morbidities
- Diagnosing FASD and co-occurring mental health disorders
- Emotional wellbeing for caregivers of individuals living with FASD
See the call for abstracts here. Deadline for submission is April 25, 2014.
Girls, Women, Alcohol, and Pregnancy 
Hello could you please tell me how much the conference registration is for this conference and what hotel you recommend staying at for this conference. I am a full time student from Western Australia and will be hopefully attending this conference. thanks Robyn
The conference website with program and registration information should be up in the next few days. I’ll post a link as soon as I receive the information from the conference organizers.