Western Regional Training Center for FASDs
Semel Institute
760 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles CA 90095
Support for the WRTC for FASDs has been provided by the CDC
Online Resources for Professionals
Websites - General
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas
- National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:www.nofas.org
- Midwest Regional Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Training Center www.mimh.edu/Home/tabid/53/
- Northeast FASD Regional Training Center beintheknownj.org/the-northeast-fasd-regional-training-center/
- Southeast Regional Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Training Center www.sefasrtc.org
- National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome www.niaaa.nih.gov/AboutNIAAA/Interagency
- The Arc of the United Sates: www.thearc.org/fasproject/fasresources.htm
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: fasdcenter.samhsa.go
- Collaborative Initiatives on FASDs www.cifasd.org
- Research Society on Alcoholism – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Study Group www.rsoa.org/fas.html
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consultation, Education, and Training Services, Inc. www.fascets.org
- Iceberg Educational Newsletter www.fasiceberg.org
Websites – Medical and other Health Care Providers
- U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Alcohol Use in Pregnancy: www.surgeongeneral.gov/pressreleases/sg02222005.html
- CDC Diagnostic Guidelines: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/documents/FAS_guidelines_accessible.pdf
- NOFAS for Health Professionals www.nofas.org/healthcare
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic and Prevention Network: depts.washington.edu/fasdpn
- Families Moving Forward (parent intervention program): depts.washington.edu/fmffasd
- American Family Physicians www.aafp.org/afp/20050715/279.pdf
Websites – Legal Professionals
- FASD Legal Issues Resource Center depts.washington.edu/fadu/legalissues/
- The Asante Center for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome www.asantecentre.org/legal.html
- Mistakes That I Have Made with FAS Clients www.faslink.org/A Lawyer's Personal Remarks.htm
- FASDs and Juvenile Justice – How Professionals Can Make a Difference www.fasdcenter.samhsa.gov/documents/WYNK_JuvJust_Profs.pdf
- A Lawyer’s Brief on FASDs www.asantecentre.org/_Library/docs/DavidBoulding_LawyersBriefonFASD.pdf
- FASD: A Need for Closer Examination By The Criminal Justice System depts.washington.edu/fadu/legalissues/FASDCrimRep.pdf
- FASD Assessment of Adults and Adolescents – Forensic and Clinical www.fasdexperts.com
Websites – Educators
- CDC FAS Curricula www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/awareness.htm
- CDC Middle and High School Lesson Plans on FASDs www.cdc.gov/excite/ScienceAmbassador/ambassador_pgm/lessonplans_fasd.htm
- NOFAS for Educators www.nofas.org/educator
- NOFAS K-12 FASD Education and Prevention Curriculum nofas.org/about/K-12Curriculum.htm
- Albert Ministry of Education - Teaching Students with FASD education.alberta.ca/admin/special/resources/fasd.aspx
- Alaska Dept. of Education and Early Development: www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/fasd/home.html
- Teaching Students with FASDs – A Resource Guide for Florida Educators www.fldoe.org/ese/pdf/fetalco.pdf
Toolkits
- ACOG FASD Prevention Tool Kit, Clinician Tools, and Patient Handouts: www.acog.org/from_home/misc/dept_pubs.cfm
Fact Sheets
- CDC Alcohol Use and Pregnancy:
- CDC FASDs
- NOFAS Fact Sheets www.nofas.org/resource/factsheet.aspx
- National Institutes of Health – FASDs www.nih.gov/about/researchresultsforthepublic/FetalAlcohol.pdf
PowerPoint presentations
- Edward Riley, Ph.D. - FASDs: Not Just Another Pretty Face – Effects of Prenatal Alcohol on Brain and Behavior www.mi.gov/documents/Part1prettyfaceRiley_104333_7.pdf
- Edward Riley, Ph.D. – Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effects rsoa.org/lectures/07
- Midwest Regional Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Training Center www.mimh.edu/Training/tabid/349
Patient Education
- CDC Think Before You Drink:
- CDC I Never Thought I’d Get Pregnant...Let Alone Have a Baby with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/publications/KarenBrochure.pdf
- CDC Posters
- NOFAS Poster – Fetal Development Chart www.nofas.org/healthcare/QIP Materials/Patient Education Materials/Fetal Development Chart Outline.pdf
- NOFAS Poster – What is A Drink
- NOFAS Brain Card www.nofas.org/healthcare/QIP Materials/Patient Education Materials/FAS Brain Card.pdf
- ACOG Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs and Pregnancy:
- ACOG If You’re Pregnant:www.acog.org/departments/healthIssues/IfYourePregnant.pdf

