Friday, March 3, 2017

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Mackenzie

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C6 - Reunion Island - A Comprehensive and Collaborative Model of Prevention and Research on FASD Joëlle Balanche, Denis Lamblin This presentation will highlight the advances in France, mainly driven by Reunion Island. Attendees will learn how SAFFrance brought the attention of the French Constitutional Administrative Authority “Defenseur des Droits” or Defender of Rights to gain early support for those affected by FASD, especially with families with multiple vulnerabilities. Attendees will learn how SAFFrance was able to influence the French National Government to implement strategies for prevention and support of FASD gained collaboration from the Government of France. Learning Objectives: 1. Learn how a group working, in a remote French island in the Indian Ocean, with a complex social, cultural and ethnic mix developed a model of prevention and support for FASD 2. Learn how, through the experience of Reunion Island and its international relations, the French government was convinced to consider this little known issue in France 3. Learn how the experience, gained through the actions developed by our association SAFFrance, has allowed us to advise stakeholders of several French regions and other countries to promote the prevention of FASD and instigate programs