The National Life Sentence: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
The National Life Sentence: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) can lead to learning disabilities, poor judgment and antisocial behaviour. It is caused by maternal drinking during pregnancy. FAS causes permanent organic injury to the brain. One in 500 babies born in Canada suffers from this condition. Now, new research suggests our prisons are full of victims of FAS – many of them undiagnosed. A study shows that 20-25 % of prison inmates have some degree of FAS. The key is to identify children with FAS before they get into the justice system.
- 1997
- 00:23:49
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
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- Fetal alcohol syndrome [LCSH] Fetal alcohol syndrome -- Diagnosis [LCSH] Criminal behavior -- Case studies [LCSH] Alcoholism in pregnancy -- Complications [LCSH] Children of prenatal alcohol abuse [LCSH] Social sciences [LCSH] Law -- Study and teaching [LCSH] Medical sciences [LCSH] Mental health [LCSH] Health education [LCSH]
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- Brian Stewart (Host), Eve Savory (Journalist), Kathryn Oughtred (Producer)
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