NHTC GENERAL INFORMATION BROCHURE
Northern Hills Training Center Community Resources
Northern Hills Training Center is more than a service provider; we are also an informational resource. We not only provide information to people supported by the agency, the Board of Directors, staff members and volunteers; our goal is to be a resource to all people with developmental disabilities and mental illness, their families, friends and guardians, the greater communities of Spearfish and South Dakota and other service providers. To that end, NHTC utilizes the agency web page as a place to find and connect to resources and information. It is our belief that ultimately this information will lead to more community connections and provide a framework for inclusion and participation for all people to live, work, retire and recreate in the communities of their choice.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is an umbrella term used to describe the birth anomalies that can occur when a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy.
· FASD is not a diagnostic term but rather refers to all the disorders caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. Included under the umbrella of FASD are:
o Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) with Confirmed Maternal Alcohol Exposure;
o Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) without Confirmed Maternal Alcohol Exposure;
o Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (PFAS) with Confirmed Maternal Alcohol Exposure;
o Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (PFAS) without Confirmed Maternal Alcohol Exposure;
o Alcohol-Related Birth Defects (ARBD); and
o Alcohol-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND).
· FASD occurs in about 10 per 1,000 births in the United States.
· FASD affects as many as 40,000 infants each year.
· FASD affects more children each year than Spina Bifida, Down Syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy combined.
· FASD occurs in all racial and socio-economic groups.
· 9.1 percent of pregnant women between the ages of 15 and 44 reported using alcohol in the month prior to participating in a 2002 survey.
· In 2003, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome cost the United States $5.4 billion.
· All Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders are 100% preventable. The only cause of FASD is alcohol consumption by women during pregnancy. The only prevention of FASD is no alcohol consumption by women during pregnancy.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Links
South Dakota Resources
Introduction of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome:
http://articles.directorym.com/Introduction_Of_Fetal_Alcohol_Syndrome_South_Dakota-r976361-South_Dakota.html
USD Sanford School of Medicine-Center for Disabilities
Overview of FASD:
http://www.usd.edu/medical-school/center-for-disabilities/nofas-south-dakota.cfm
Education Strategies:
http://www.usd.edu/medical-school/center-for-disabilities/upload/fasdeducationalstrategies.pdf
SD Department of Human Services/Division of Alcohol & Drug Abuse:
http://dhs.sd.gov/ada/
SD Department of Human Services/Division of Developmental Disabilities:
http://dhs.sd.gov/dd/
SD Department of Human Services/Division of Mental Health
http://dhs.sd.gov/dmh/
National Resources
Department of Human Services/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
http://fascenter.samhsa.gov/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/index.html
Fetal Alcohol Disorders Society:
http://www.faslink.org/index.htm
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS):
http://www.nofas.org/
FAS Family Resource Institute:
http://fetalalcoholsyndrome.org/
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