Our health consultants develop a range of practice notes, briefings and other resources to support our members in their work with children and young people in care.
National FASD Awareness Month
September is FASD Awareness Month in the UK. A whole month dedicated to raising awareness of FASD in the UK, as well as celebrating the amazing day-to-day achievements of awesome people with FASD up and down the country. Specifically, 9 September is a time to celebrate International FASD Awareness Day. It is the 9th day of the 9th month, to highlight the importance of avoiding alcohol for the 9 months of pregnancy to help prevent FASD.
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Dealing with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Every month we release a free chapter from one of our bestselling publications. For September, as part of National FASD Awareness Month, we are sharing Chapter 7 from ‘Dealing with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder’. This chapter explores why diagnosis matters.
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FASD - Practical tools and national insights
10 September | 11:30am-1pm | Zoom
Join us as NationalFASD’s Joanna Buckard discusses Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and practical strategies for social workers.
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This session provided an overview of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). It aimed to help fostering and adoption services by providing strategies and resources to assist those who are working with children or young people with a FASD diagnosis. Our presenters were Sandy and Martin Butcher, co-founders and co-chairs of the Hertfordshire FASD Support Network. Our Chair was Alice Sewell, trainer at NationalFASD.
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CoramBAAF’s Annual Health Conference is an essential event for health professionals dedicated to the care of children and young people in care. This year's theme, “hot topics and a step into the past,” encouraged rich discussions and highlighted key issues for medical staff working in the field.
Child health in the UK is deteriorating – what are we doing about it?
CoramBAAF’s Annual Health Conference addressed pressing issues including children in care's experiences and access to health, dental and mental health care and overall support.
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Our podcast series is dedicated to exploring topics related to adoption, fostering and kinship care. We invite children's social care professionals and experts by experience to join us to share best practices, their experiences and knowledge.
Episode 16 | Post adoption depression
Post adoption depression: What is it? Who does it affect? What are we doing about it? These questions and more form part of Doctor Lynn Snow's Churchill Fellowship research. In this conversation, Jane Poore, Adoption Consultant, is joined by Doctor Lynn Snow to answer some of these questions.
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Episode 9 | What is a health assessment?
Watch our health consultant, Ellie Johnson, in discussion with our head of policy, research and development, James Bury, explore what a health assessment is and how it can be used to better the lives of children and young people.
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Adoption & Fostering is the only quarterly peer-reviewed journal dedicated to adoption, fostering and kinship issues. Members, make sure to sign in to your website account to access the below articles.
Read our latest health notes
The health notes from Volume 48 (Issue 1, March 2024) of our 'Adoption & Fostering' journal are now available. Members, remember to sign in to your website account for free access to all edition and issues of the journal.
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Does weight matter?
Members can watch this Exploring Expertise webinar again as CoramBAAF Health Consultant, Ellie Johnson, explains how obesity impacts health, and discusses the relevance in adoption and fostering adult assessments.
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