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Ko ngā pūrākau a ngā mātua me ngā kaitiaki | Parent's stories

Anna's Story: The Navigator

Anna's Story: The Navigator

Anna Gundesen took on the newly-created role of Navigator in Tāmaki Makaurau for FASD-CAN in July, 2021. Her job was to provide hands-on support for caregivers, whānau, professionals and individuals using a brain-based approach to parenting and education.

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RuruHana and Dennis: The Caregivers

RuruHana and Dennis: The Caregivers

We know that many of our tamariki who are fostered or adopted are affected by FASD. Those initial contacts with new caregivers can make a world of difference to children who may have been traumatised in their birth homes.

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Professor Anita Gibbs

Professor Anita Gibbs

Professor Anita Gibbs of Otago University has always been immersed in the rights of those on the fringes of society, beginning at just 18 years old with voluntary prison visits in Reading, UK. 

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Kim's story

Kim's story

Kim and Alan Milne had fostered a few kids before they were handed 10-week old David at New Year – his mum was going up to Auckland to find a place for them to live. There were already three half-siblings and she just never made it back for him. There were a few increasingly challenging years before Kim had a breakthrough moment.

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Jackie's story

Jackie's story

Jackie and Simon Prichard have Alex, 20, and two younger daughters, Casey and Emma. Alex has FASD and Jackie long ago bravely faced the knowledge of her own part in this – and armed herself with it.

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