The 'Prevention Not Detention' conference took place on the Tweed Coast in New South Wales in mid-September 2024. It provided educational opportunities for all front-facing professionals who will encounter Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – and that's everyone.
Organisers stated: "We all need to be trauma-informed, FASD-informed, and human rights informed if we are to prevent youth crime and youth detention ... Those who are affected by trauma and/or cognitive disabilities need help and support, not judgment and exclusion. At September’s conference we heard from national and international experts, psychiatrists, paediatricians, professors, researchers, and lawyers. We also heard from trauma counsellors and people with lived experience."
The conference website now has recordings of these presentations.
Click here for the speaker bios and subjects.
Click here for the video page.