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Toronto Star series on Women and Alcohol
Toronto Star’s 2011 Atkinson Series on how women are driving a growth in alcohol consumption around the world
This month, the Toronto Star has been publishing a series of articles by 2011 Atkinson fellow, Ann Dowsett Johnston, on women and alcohol consumption. As part of the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy, Johnston spent a year researching and writing on the issue of women and alcohol.
Several of the articles in the series address alcohol and pregnancy and include interviews with members of our NAT and the Canada Northwest FASD Research Network. Check out some of the links below:
Her 15-year-old son couldn’t read and he couldn’t add. She knows she caused this. (Nov 22 2011) – A profile of NAT member, Janet Christie, who shares her experiences as a birth mother and work with the Moms Mentoring Moms program; check out the great interview on video (7 min)
Better testing needed to diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Canadian expert Sterling Clarren says (Nov 22 2011) – An interview with Sterling Clarren, Scientific Director of the Canada Northwest FASD Research Network; check out some of the work of the NAT on diagnostics.
How much is too much when you’re pregnant? (Nov 23, 2011) – Some of the challenges of risk and communication in this area.
Women and Alcohol: Solutions (Nov 25, 2011) – 10 policy solutions; includes interviews with NAT lead, Nancy Poole, and Sharon Wilsnack, from the GENACIS project.
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