FASD Center for Excellence

Building FASD State Systems: Fourth Meeting: Impacting Systems For Preventing and Treating FASD

SAMHSA's FASD Center for Excellence convened the fourth annual Building State Systems meeting in San Francisco, CA, in May 2006. Forty-nine States were represented, in addition to the District of Columbia and the Navajo Nation. The 175 attendees came together to advance the goal of building State capacity to address FASD. Participants included FASD State Coordinators, staff from public health agencies, and family members.

2006 Building FASD State Systems Meeting Proceedings

2006 Building FASD State Systems Meeting Powerpoint Presentations

SAMSHA FASD Center for Excellence Project Officer, Ammie A. Bonsu, welcomes participants to the 2006 BFSS meeting.	Steering Committee Member Rob Wybrecht presents Dr. Faye Calhoun with a gift basket on behalf of the BFSS Planning Committee.
SAMHSA Project Officer, Ammie A. Bonsu, honors Dr. Faye Calhoun with a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention during a surprise tribute.	Tracy Combs talks about her life as a young adult with an FASD during the Sharing Personal Stories panel session .
2006 BFSS Planning Committee member Barbara Oliver introduces speakers at a session focused on FASD and the juvenile justice system.	FASD Center Project Director Callie Gass recognizes and thanks members of the 2006 BFSS Planning Committee.
BFSS participants attend one of the breakout sessions offered at the meeting.	Steering Committee and 2006 BFSS Planning Committee Member Julie Gelo introduces speakers during the plenary session on Evidence-Based Interventions for Children with an FASD.