Is there justice for people with fetal alcohol brain damage?
December 20th, 2007
People with fetal alcohol exposure are an invisible population — underserved and misunderstood.
Part of a multi-part series by Minnesota Public Radio.
Pregnant women who drink alcohol risk giving birth to children with permanent brain damage. Studies show that as these kids become adolescents and adults, many get in trouble with the law. Experts say many people who work in the criminal justice system don’t understand fetal alcohol syndrome. The system isn’t designed to deal with offenders affected by the disorder. But there are some efforts to change that.
Other series topics include:
- Living with FASD as an adult
- How to educate kids with FASD
- International adoptions bring more alcohol-exposed kids to U.S.
- Alcohol exposure affects generations on Indian reservations
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