About Us

In March 2008 all four CFS Authorities hired a FASD Specialist. The Southern Authority Specialist has been working with Healthy Child Manitoba, the Child Protection Branch and the other three Authority Specialists (Metis, Northern Authority and General Authority) on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to develop and implement a comprehensive FASD provincial strategy.

The group known collectively as the Strategy Implementation Team or "SIT" are guided by recommendations developed from the external reviews of the child welfare system "Changes for Children".

The Strategy Implementation Team's mandate is to research, develop and partner with programs that have either a prevention or intervention focus for children, youth and families living with or at risk of being effected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

To date all of the initiatives that are being considered and launched have a prevention component and/or an intervention/support component for individuals and families.