Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ontario Network of Expertise (FASD ONE) proudly announces the
release of 4 public service announcements dedicated to preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
FASD ONE is committed to raising awareness about the dangers of alcohol consumption during
pregnancy and empowering individuals to make informed choices.
“Our prevention efforts need to change because surprisingly, more people are acknowledging alcohol
use during pregnancy now than a decade ago. Those early weeks really matter even before the
pregnancy has been confirmed so let’s keep these conversations going. Please Share these PSAs in
your circles; personal and professional. It’s up to all of us to support healthy pregnancies!”
said Angela Geddes, representative of the FASD ONE Leads Committee. The four videos are available
on the FASD ONE YouTube Channel.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a diagnostic term used to describe the impact of prenatal
alcohol exposure on the brain and body. FASD is a lifelong disability. Individuals with FASD will
experience some degree of challenges in their daily living, and need support with motor skills,
physical health, learning, memory, attention, communication, emotional regulation, and social skills to
reach their full potential.
FASD is an invisible, life-long neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs in all cultures and levels of
society. Based on the most current research, the estimated prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder (FASD) in the general Canadian population is 4% (CanFASD).
FASD ONE is an unincorporated collaboration of diverse provincial and local stakeholder action
groups working to promote, plan, facilitate, and support the coordination, enhancement, and
expansion of services and initiatives to better serve children, youth, parents, pregnant women, and
families affected by FASD in communities across Ontario.
FASD ONE believes Ontario has the capacity to meet many of the needs of those living with FASD
and the capacity to reduce alcohol usage during pregnancy. We are advancing a strategy that
focuses on the protective factors and risk factors, so that the existing system of care has information
to allow effective program delivery.