Relaunching the FASD Elephant Podcast & Blog 2014

01/08/14 • 3 min

This is a quick podcast announcement that the FASD ElephantTM is relaunching as a podcast AND blog. The podcasts will be more from my perspective as a psychologist, while the blogs will be a mix of psychology and also my experiences as a foster parent.

Try it out and let me know what you think at FASDElepahnt.com and visit me on Facebook at Facebook.com/FASDWheel

Michael

Try it out and let me know what you think at FASDElepahnt.com and visit me on Facebook at Facebook.com/FASDWheel

Michael

Previous Episode

FASD Elephant™ #015: #FASD & Suicidality

FASD and Suicidality

This podcast episode is an excerpt of my part speaking on a panel titled FASD and Suicidality at the 2011 IHS Action Summit for Suicide Prevention held in Scottsdale, AZ.

Podcast Notes

Here is the basic outline to my talk on the podcast:

Be Aware Of Suicide Signs in Self and Others
Be Connected to Self & Others
Be Settled to connect to Self and Others
Be Safe with Self and Others

There are also two articles on FASD and suicide:Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and suicidality in a healthcare setting, by M.R. BaldwinSuicide attempts among adults with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: clinical considerations, by J.E. Huggins, T. Grant, K. O'Malley, A.P. Streissguth

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~Michael Harris

Next Episode

FASD Elephant™ #016: Interview with Jody Allen Crowe - Health Brains for Children

Jody Allen Crowe - Healthy Brains for Children Starting the Podcast Relaunch with Jody Allen Crowe

The 2013 FASD Matters Conference in November was a terrific experience! I met a lot of great new folks in the FASD community, and visited with old friends and acquaintances from over the years, too. One busy and interesting fellow I was finally able to meet and interview is Jody Allen Crowe, Executive Director of Healthy Brains for Children in Eagan, MN. This interview leads off the new year and the 2013 podcast relaunch. (You may have noticed there's more FASD blogs and resources on the website, and now the podcasts are starting up again.)

And What a Great Way to Start off the Podcast Relaunch!

Jody is an educator with innovative ideas and perspective. He first learned about FASD in late 1980s as an elementary school teacher in northern MN, and he started noticing the impact of the condition on students' learning. Since then, he worked in several educational systems and then founded Healthy Brains for Children in 2008. The mission of Healthy Brains is prevention, and Jody is especially interested in developing actionable FASD prevention activities for high school kids.

Finding few to no activities "out there," Jody came up with the idea of placing pregnancy tests in bars. They started with a bar in Mankato, MN, and since then the impact has been huge with the "Think Before You Drink" campaign. He also authored the book, The Fatal Link (2008), his journey of learning about prenatal alcohol exposure and its relation to potentially devastating effects when left untreated.

Listen in to the podcast to find out more about Jody Allen Crowe, and check out his website: HealthyBrainsforChildren.org

Help Me Figure out Books to Write

I'm finally getting my act together to finish up the books, chapters, and articles on FASD I've written or started over the years. For a limited time, I'm holding a survey with a chance to win US$5 Starbucks cards or an FASD ElephantTM coffee mug. More information at my recent blog posting or click and fill out my online survey to share your ideas and a chance to win (till January 28, 2014).

As always, contact me at Michael_at_FASDElephant_dot_com or message from the FASD Elephant Facebook Fanpage.