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SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence Accomplishments

SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence Accomplishments. Callie Gass, Project Director Building FASD State Systems Meeting May 5-6, 2004. Center Objectives. Strategic plan calls for us to meet the legislative mandates by: Building comprehensive systems Building the field.

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SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence Accomplishments

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  1. SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence Accomplishments Callie Gass, Project Director Building FASD State Systems Meeting May 5-6, 2004

  2. Center Objectives • Strategic plan calls for us to meet the legislative mandates by: • Building comprehensive systems • Building the field

  3. Building Comprehensive Systems • Building State systems • Training and technical assistance • Web site • FASD resource database

  4. Building FASD SystemsMay 2003 • First-ever meeting • Nearly 200 participants from 49 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico

  5. Outcomes • Addressed issues related to multiple systems • Shared innovative approaches, such as interagency coordinating committees, creative funding efforts, and Four-State Consortium • Created the National Association of FASD State Coordinators

  6. Building State Systems • Convened NAFSC for bimonthly meetings. • Added new State coordinators in Mississippi and North Dakota. • Working directly with Ohio, DC, Mississippi, and Texas agencies.

  7. Town Hall Meetings • About 800 attendees and 500 testifiers • More than 100 agencies on VIP panels 2002 and 2003 Town Hall Meeting Locations

  8. Town Hall Meetings • Baltimore Town Hall meeting in September in conjunction with “Hope for Women in Recovery” summit • Town Hall meetings in Bloomington, Minnesota, in September and Tucson, Arizona, in October, as part of outreach efforts in Indian Country

  9. Training and Technical Assistance • Number of trainings, September 2003-March 2004: 58 • Number of participants: ~3,200 • Number of States: 15, plus DC, Canada, and Japan

  10. Number of Trainings, September 2003-March 2004

  11. Training Participants by Month, September 2003-March 2004

  12. Number of Participants by State

  13. FASD Center Participants per Training Since Inception

  14. Field Trainer Orientation • First training held March 15-16 in Reno • 30 participants • Roles and responsibilities of a field trainer • FASD 101 slides and notes • Consistent messages, such as no proven safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy • Presentation skills

  15. Web Site

  16. Web Site Statistics

  17. Unique Web Site Features • Tip of the Day • Grab and Go • Request Training and Technical Assistance • Resource Database

  18. FASD Resource Database • Component of Information Resource Center • Searchable database of over 3,000 items related to FASD

  19. Hope for Women in Recovery Summit, September 2003 • First-ever meeting • Nearly 200 attendees • Over 90 women from treatment centers • General session, Town Hall meeting, and session for policymakers • Set the stage for FASD efforts in Maryland

  20. Next Steps • Curriculum Development • FASD 101 online • Downloadable FASD 101 for trainers • Certification Curriculum for Certified Addiction Counselors • Web Site Enhancements • Spanish adaptation

  21. Building the Field • Viewing Library • Presentations • Journal articles

  22. Viewing Library • Noncirculating library in Rockville, MD • Open to the public by appointment Monday – Friday, 9:30 am to 5:00 p.m/ • Contains over 3,000 items related to FASD • Includes books, newspaper and magazine articles, videos and audocassettes, PowerPoint slides, and posters • Searchable database available for locating items

  23. Presentations • SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence Database: Linking Science to Service through Web Technology, 26th Annual Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists Conference, April 21, 2004

  24. Journal Articles • Lupton, C., Burd, L., and Harwood, R. The cost of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, published online March 22, 2004. • Estimates an annual cost of $3.6 billion and a lifetime individual cost of $2.9 million for those with fetal alcohol syndrome. • One prevented case of fetal alcohol syndrome saves almost $360,000 in the first 10 years, $587,000 in 15 years, and more than 1 million dollars in 30 years.

  25. Next Steps • Add publications to library and database. • Pursue additional publishing opportunities.

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