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Building FASD State Systems (BFSS) 2009 Meeting: Orientation for First Time Attendees

Building FASD State Systems (BFSS) 2009 Meeting: Orientation for First Time Attendees. Callie B. Gass Project Director FASD Center for Excellence Albuquerque, New Mexico May 12, 2009. SAMHSA’s FASD Center for Excellence. SAMHSA = Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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Building FASD State Systems (BFSS) 2009 Meeting: Orientation for First Time Attendees

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  1. Building FASD State Systems (BFSS) 2009 Meeting: Orientation for First Time Attendees Callie B. Gass Project Director FASD Center for Excellence Albuquerque, New Mexico May 12, 2009

  2. SAMHSA’s FASD Centerfor Excellence • SAMHSA = Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. • SAMHSA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS. • SAMHSA established the FASD Center for Excellence in 2001. • Within SAMHSA, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) oversees and directs the work of the Center for Excellence.

  3. Leadership of theCenter for Excellence • Patricia B. Getty, Ph.D., is Director of CSAP’s Division of State and Community Systems Development, or DSCSD. • She is also the Task Order Officer (TOO) for the Center. • Alternate TOO’s for the Center are Valna Montgomery and Josefine Haynes-Battle. • I’m Callie Gass, Project Director for the Center. • I work for Northrop Grumman, the firm contracted to execute the Center’s Statement of Work.

  4. The History of the BFSS Meetings • Center was established to increase the effectiveness of prevention and treatment options by providing national leadership and coordination in the field of FASD • Building FASD State Systems (BFSS) meetings support the Center’s goals of: • Advancing the field of FASD • Facilitating the development of comprehensive systems of care for FASD prevention and treatment • Providing evidence-based practices, policies, and interventions for professionals and policymakers • First BFSS meeting held in 2003 • This is the 6th meeting overall

  5. Meeting Participants • Members of the Center’s Expert Panel • Members of the Birth Mothers Network (BMN) and the National Association of FASD State Coordinators (NAFSC) • Local, State, and juvenile court subcontractors working on FASD prevention and diagnosis and intervention programs • Staff from the Center for Excellence, and representatives from SAMHSA • State and U.S. territory government employees involved in policymaking who are working on FASD

  6. Meeting Participants (cont’d) • Representatives from national and regional organizations and Federal agencies that are involved in prevention and treatment efforts, including: • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) • The Department of Education • The Office of Juvenile Justice • The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) • The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) • The regional Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTCs) • The National Prevention Network (NPN) • The National Organization on FAS (NOFAS) and the Minnesota Organization on FAS (MOFAS)

  7. Invitees and Agenda • The combination of invitees was chosen to increase opportunities to affect change. • All invitees are potential partners in improving the system of care. • A Planning Committee from diverse backgrounds and locations helped to create an agenda that will hopefully update, inform, and inspire participants. • This year’s theme is FASD: Reaching New Heights Together. • A key part of the meeting will be the regional State Update sessions on Wednesday from 3:45pm to 5:00pm. • In these sessions, States will assess their progress since last year and modify their plans for the future.

  8. Meeting Agenda • Each year, the meeting includes general plenary and breakout sessions. Plenary sessions for Wednesday include: • Fran Harding, Director of CSAP, will deliver a keynote address to open the meeting at 9:15am. • Mary DeJoseph, from the Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, will moderate a discussion titled Mountains of Success To Inspire Our Work: Sharing Personal Stories from 10:45am to lunch. • After lunch, breakout sessions will occur from 2:00pm to 5:00pm, including the regional State Update sessions at 3:45pm.

  9. Meeting Agenda (cont’d) • Thursday plenary sessions include: • Dan Dubovsky, the Center’s content expert on FASD, will moderate a discussion titled Looking to the North To Learn From Our Neighbors: FASD Efforts in Canada beginning at 8:35am. • Breakout sessions will occur from 10:30am to lunch at noon. • Pamela Gillen, Assistant Professor of Research at the University of Colorado Denver, will moderate a session titled Sparking the Future: Current Science and Research Trends in the Field, beginning at 2:15pm. • Dr. Getty will deliver the meeting’s closing remarks at 4:00pm on Thursday.

  10. Meeting Agenda (cont’d) • Some breakout topics planned for this year include: • The growth of NAFSC • Building partnerships for FASD prevention • Mentoring and modeling for youth • Implementation efforts among our subcontractors • Improving services for youth and adolescents • Updates and planning activities for states in our nine regional sectors

  11. Working Lunches • Day 1 (May 13): Invigorating the Field: CDC Updates on Individuals Affected with FASD: Intervening with Children Project, Funding Opportunities, and Regional Training Centers (RTCs) • Moderator: Melinda Ohlemiller, M.A., Chief Executive Officer, Nurses for Newborns Foundation • Day 2 (May 14): Drinking Among Women of Child Bearing Age and Policies to Address the Issue • Moderator: Deborah Cohen, Ph.D., Executive Director, Office for Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

  12. Other GroupMeetings This Week • Feeding into the comprehensive national system is the work accomplished by: • Our 23 subcontractors • NAFSC • The Birth Mothers Network • The Expert Panel for the Native Initiative • These groups have all met, or will meet, separately as part of this week’s activities.

  13. FASD Subcontractors • Twenty three (23) local, State, and juvenile court subcontractors selected through competitive review process • This is the second round of subcontracts - the first round consisted of 32 subcontractors • The current subcontractors are integrating one of two components into their programs: • FASD Prevention • FASD Diagnosis and Intervention • Second round of subcontracts went into effect February 1, 2008

  14. National Association of FASD State Coordinators (NAFSC) • Established in 2003, starting with seven members. • Its goals are to: • Share evidence-based practices • Exchange information among States • Provide peer-to-peer technical assistance • Currently 21 Coordinators, including 19 states, the District of Columbia, and the Navajo Nation • Working on ways to increase its membership by mentoring States without coordinators • We hope to soon add Coordinators for Minnesota, California, Alabama, and Illinois

  15. Birth Mothers Network (BMN) • Established to support and serve families with alcohol-exposed children or those at risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies • Organizing a national support network and have reached out to NAFSC to explore avenues for collaboration • Members of BMN have met seven (7) times since January 2008, including a face-to-face retreat in May of last year • Fran Harding, Director of CSAP, will talk more about the BMN during tomorrow morning’s Keynote address

  16. The Native Initiative • Technically known as the American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native Hawaiian Native Initiative • Represents an extensive effort to address FASD among American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian populations • The American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Expert Panel consists of Native providers and families affected by FASD • Panel is meeting face-to-face for the first time this Friday

  17. General Logistics and Questions • Pre-Meeting event this evening, May 12: • 5:00pm: Opening Poster and Display Session • Your BFSS meeting binder includes: • Hotel Map • Photo Release Form • Evaluation Form (Turn completed forms in at the Meeting Registration Desk)

  18. General Logistics andQuestions (Cont’d) • The hotel shuttle is Sunport Shuttle. • Make reservations at the Front Desk and identify yourself as a BFSS attendee. • You can also visit them online at www.sunportshuttle.com or call (866) 505-4966. • If you have any questions or need assistance, please see someone at the Meeting Registration Desk, or any staff member from the Center should be able to help you.

  19. SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence Task Order Officer: Patricia B. Getty, Ph.D.Project Director: Callie B. Gass 2101 Gaither Road, Suite 600Rockville, MD 20850 1-866-STOPFAS (786-7327) http://www.fasdcenter.samhsa.gov/

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