Cannabis
Booklet, 2019
This booklet provides basic information about cannabis and: pregnancy, breastfeeding, parenting, child safety, and young people.
SKU: 3-010
Category: Alcohol/FASD
Booklet, 2019
This booklet provides basic information about cannabis and: pregnancy, breastfeeding, parenting, child safety, and young people.
Video, 2009
Myles Himmelreich is a young man who lives with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. He eloquently speaks about his experiences, including both his challenges and his many successes. Myles is a seasoned presenter who has told his story to national and international audiences including professionals, caregivers, and individuals who are affected by FASD.
In this documentary, Myles courageously tells his story, speaking candidly about the issues he continues to face, as well as the strategies he has used to manage and overcome them. Tom Simes, a filmmaker who is passionate about FASD education, has collaborated with Myles and the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute to create a resource that captures the engaging and informative style of Myles’ presentations.
This resource includes an accompanying DVD guide, which provides discussion questions and additional information about FASD. This resource is appropriate for anyone wanting to understand more about FASD from an honest and personal perspective.
Video, 2009
This DVD shows that teenage drinkers are more likely to experience health problems, school problems, and social dysfunction. It shows the effects of alcohol on the liver, immune system, and gastro-intestinal system, and how binge drinking can lead to alcohol poisoning and death. It also explains how alcohol impacts brain development during adolescence and permanently damages parts of the brain associated with memory. The video details how a mother’s drinking during pregnancy can cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and its impact on her child’s entire life. It includes first-person accounts of teens’ DUI tragedies, and describes the legal ramifications of underage drinking. The video helps viewers determine whether they have a drinking problem, plus where and how to get help.
Information Card, 2014
This information card is written in plain language, for people who are pregnant or trying to get pregnant. It explains how drinking alcohol can affect a developing baby and cause a lifelong disability.
Guide and Manual, 2007
This 40-page manual provides health care professionals with information on assessing the level of risk from alcohol use with women of childbearing age. This manual also provides information about women and alcohol use, use of the T-ACE screening tool, and brief motivational interviewing techniques. Included in the manual is a list of treatment and referral services based in Saskatchewan, along with links to national resources and organizations. Audience: health care professionals.
You can also download each section of the manual:
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The following list of information resources related to COVID-19 is organized by topic area. Please note that this list is not comprehensive, but many of the listed organizations provide links to additional resources.
For general information about COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, including the self-assessment tool, latest updates, information for healthcare providers, the Safe School Plan, and more, please visit the Government of Saskatchewan’s website at: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/health-care-administration-and-provider-resources/treatment-procedures-and-guidelines/emerging-public-health-issues/2019-novel-coronavirus.
Children/Early Childhood Development and COVID-19
Caring for Kids, Canadian Paediatric Society – https://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/health-conditions-and-treatments/the-2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University – https://developingchild.harvard.edu/guide/a-guide-to-covid-19-and-early-childhood-development/
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Prevention and COVID-19
Saskatchewan Prevention Institute – https://skprevention.ca/alcohol/#covid-19
Canadian FASD Research Network (CanFASD) – https://canfasd.ca/covid-19/
Injury Prevention and COVID-19
Canadian Paediatric Society Injury Prevention Committee – https://www.cps.ca/blog-blogue/preventing-home-injuries-in-the-time-of-covid-19
COVID-19 and Parenting
Dr. Jean Clinton and Ann Douglas, We Got This: Parenting Support During COVID-19 – https://schools.wrdsb.ca/athome/mental-health-resources/mental-health-resources-for-parents-and-caregivers/we-got-this-supporting-child-well-being-video-series/
COVID-19 and Pregnancy
Government of Canada – https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/pregnancy-advise-mothers.html
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) – https://www.sogc.org/en/-COVID-19/en/content/COVID-19/COVID-19.aspx?hkey=4e808c0d-555f-4714-8a4a-348b547dc268
COVID-19 and Sexual Health
CATIE – https://www.catie.ca/en/covid-19-resources#sex
World Health Organization (WHO) – https://www.who.int/teams/sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-research/key-areas-of-work/sexual-reproductive-health-and-rights-in-health-emergencies/covid-19