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 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 ...

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 ...

In recent answers to parliamentary questions about the disorder, Minister of State with responsibility for disabilities, Hildegarde Naughton, said that FASD is not deemed a disability in Ireland ...

A Cairns-based MP says he supports free FASD testing for at-risk children in Queensland, saying it would form an important part of reducing youth crime in Queensland. It comes after The Cairns ...