Children with diagnosed or suspected Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) made up 15 per cent of youth custody numbers in Queensland in 2023, with a recent case providing important insight into ...

FASD experts are calling for more affordable and accessible diagnostic services to stop children with severe brain injuries being put in detention. FASD is a developmental condition that occurs ...

Children with FASD are overrepresented in Australian youth detention centres, with 2018 study of Banksia Hill Detention Centre in Western Australia finding that 36 per cent of detained children ...

Of the 206 participants examined, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) were found in 19 children. Ten had alcohol-related neurobehavioral disorder, four had partial fetal alcohol syndrome ...