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Program: Family Services Building - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Program

Organizations: Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation
Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation - Band Office
Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation - Health Office
Description of Services: Strives to reduce the number of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) births and to improve the quality of life for children living with FASD and their families
  • Provides education and information on the consequences of alcohol consumption during pregnancy
  • Works to detect early identification, assessment and diagnosis for children
  • Offers individual and group counselling sessions
  • Offers parenting classes
  • Provides information sessions for teens
  • Provides professional training for frontline workers
Advises on the following:
  • Alcohol Related Birth Defects (ARBD)
  • Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder (ARND)
  • Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE)
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
  • Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (PFAS)

Fees: None
Eligibility - Population(s) Served:
  • Members of Niisaachewan Anishinaabe Nation

  • Children who have been diagnosed with or are suspected of having Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) or Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) and their families
Application:
  • Program registration required

  • Open to referrals from any source
Accessibility: Not Wheelchair Accessible      Not Wheelchair Accessible
Languages: English

Phone Numbers: 807-548-6351
Toll-Free: 1-888-767-4960
Fax: 807-548-2337
Email: health1@niisaachewan.ca
Website: www.niisaachewan.ca
Address: c/o c/o Family Well Being Program
Dalles Rd, RR 1 c/o Family Well Being Program
Kenora, ON
P9N 3W7
Street
Address:
Band Office Rd Family Services Building
Ochiichagwe'babigo'ining First Nation
Location:
  • Family Services Building is located on Band Office Rd
  • Functions as the site that offers family programs for community members
Hours: Family Services Building: Mon-Fri 9 am-3 pm; Alternating Fri 9 am-1 pm
Contacts: Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator
807-548-5876 Ext 254 * hbhc@niisaachewan.ca

 
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