Florida Is Taking FASD Forward

09/23/2026

We know that caregiver support can make a HUGE difference in the success for families navigating the FASD journey. If you are supporting a family caring for an individual either confirmed or suspected to be exposed to alcohol or other substances prenatally, send them our way! We want to help be a part of their support network.

Raising a child with FASD, or a high suspicion of FASD, can come with unique challenges.

Caregivers may experience stress, uncertainty, grief, exhaustion, and the need to constantly adapt.

You don't have to navigate those challenges alone.

The Florida Center offers specialized mental health support for caregivers raising children with FASD or a high suspicion of FASD.

Our team is trained in evidence-based approaches, including Families Moving Forward Foundations, to help caregivers navigate the unique challenges associated with prenatal alcohol exposure.

And this support is available to families anywhere in Florida.

💙 Support for the caregiver is support for the whole family.

If you or someone you know could benefit from specialized caregiver support, reach out to our FASD team: 📧 [email protected]

09/17/2026

One goal our team has this year has been to connect with legislators throughout Florida. Every meeting matters! Legislators and their teams have shown exciting interest in learning about a program that supports their constituents and enhances the lives of families impacted by prenatal alcohol exposure. What a great way to celebrate FASD Awareness month!

In recognition of FASD Awareness Month this September, we are proud to have met with the Florida Center for Early Childhood The Florida Center to raise awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Together, we can support early intervention, empower families, and foster a more compassionate and informed community. 👶🏻🫶🏼

More info: https://www.thefloridacenter.org/

09/03/2026

IOur team of advocates is ready for our next trip to Washington DC later this month! But the advocacy doesn't stop there. We are meeting with legislators in Florida to help them understand FASD and how our program is helping families. We are asking them to help us continue moving the FASD movement forward!

Help us share the original post from The Florida Center for Early Childhood and spread the word!

📣 Awareness is the beginning. Advocacy helps create change.

Florida is taking important steps to increase awareness, understanding, and support for individuals and families affected by FASD.

The Florida Center is proud to lead the FASD Task Force, working alongside advocates and partners across the state to help strengthen resources and support.
We also support advocacy efforts such as the FASD RESPECT Act, which was passed in December 2025 and aims to advance recognition and support for people affected by FASD.

Our goal is bigger than awareness.

We want to help build a Florida where individuals and families affected by FASD are understood, supported, respected, and empowered at every stage of life.

💙 Want to be part of the movement?
📧 Reach out to our FASD team at [email protected] to learn more about FASD advocacy and ways you can help spread awareness.

08/27/2026

We have some really great trainings coming up next month through The Florida Center Training Institute at The Florida Center for Early Childhood in recognition of FASD Awareness Month! Join us!

Next month, September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month.

The Florida Center is offering a series of trainings designed to help caregivers, professionals, self-advocates, and community members better understand Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

Whether you're raising a child with FASD, supporting a family, working with individuals impacted by FASD, or looking to learn from lived experience, there is a training for you.

Strengthen your support as you expand your understanding. Learn from experts and lived experience.

Explore the trainings and register today: https://floridacentertraining.org/training-list/

08/26/2026

The Uniformed Services University is conducting a study to understand the health care experiences of caregivers of military-connected children with confirmed or possible fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, or FASD. This may include, for example, a diagnosis of prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal alcohol syndrome, or neurodevelopmental disorders-prenatal alcohol exposure. Together with our partners at FASD United, we are reaching out to families like yours in hopes that you will share your experiences.

As part of our study, we will conduct virtual interviews via Google Meet that will last approximately 60 minutes. There are no right or wrong answers. We would like to learn more about your observations and experiences with navigating the healthcare system for your child/dependent. You are free to share with us anything that you have experienced. Please see the attached information sheet for more information on the study and for who is eligible to participate.

If you are interested or have questions about the study, please reach out to Ms. Ilse Rivera at [email protected].

08/19/2026

Join us in learning about FASD and how behaviors that you see might actually be symptoms of a brain-based challenge.

For many individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), behaviors that may look like defiance, laziness, or lack of motivation are actually the result of differences in how their brains process information.

The Florida Center is proud to lead FASD education and advocacy by helping families and professionals better understand this lifelong disability.

We are home to the state’s first and only FASD Clinic.
https://www.thefloridacenter.org/what-we-do/fetal-alcohol-spectrum-disorders-clinic/

07/23/2026

Our annual FASD Awareness t-shirt fundraiser is live! We have timed this fundraiser in a way that we hope allows for as much participation as possible while being mindful of shipping estimated times. We would love to see you wearing this year's t-shirt in support of Florida's FASD community. Order yours now!

If you are in the Sarasota or Orlando area and would like to pick up your order from one of our team members, please email Jenn at [email protected] to coordinate placing your order.

Show your support for individuals and families impacted by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). Every shirt purchased helps raise awareness and provides flexible support for outreach, education, and family-centered initiatives through The Florida Center for Early Childhood's FASD Program. Our FA...

06/04/2026

Our team at The Florida Center for Early Childhood and The Florida Center Training Institute hosted Barb Clark as she presented her fantastic training on The Big 3: Raging, Lying, and Stealing. This recording is available for a limited time. Be sure to check it out if you are a caregiver supporting an individual or a professional working with youth with some challenging symptoms.

Learn innovative approaches for understanding and supporting children and adolescents with a trauma history, addressing developmental differences, and improving communication. Some of the most common symptoms with children who have Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders are lying, stealing, and raging - "...

05/12/2026

Advocates - it is time to lift our voices! We have an easy action item for you. We need to let the US Senate Appropriations Committee know how important it is to fund FASD. In the comments, I will link the post from FASD United where you can help us. If you have questions, please reach out to us - [email protected]

05/04/2026

We know it is only May, but our team is already planning September's FASD Awareness events. Pencil the dates in your calendar now! We hope you can join us.