The Eastern Door Center: re-balancing the wheel–a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to FASD and other disorders related to transgenerational adversity
In 2015, the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) called for immediate action to address the lack of access to health services for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Indigenous communities. They called for the provision of culturally safe, community-based, FASD diagnostic, inter...
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crfrontiers:10.3389/fsoc.2023.910153 2024-05-19T07:40:27+00:00 The Eastern Door Center: re-balancing the wheel–a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to FASD and other disorders related to transgenerational adversity Cox, Lori Vitale Canadian Institutes of Health Research 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.910153 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.910153/full unknown Frontiers Media SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Frontiers in Sociology volume 8 ISSN 2297-7775 journal-article 2023 crfrontiers https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.910153 2024-05-01T06:51:13Z In 2015, the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) called for immediate action to address the lack of access to health services for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Indigenous communities. They called for the provision of culturally safe, community-based, FASD diagnostic, intervention and prevention services. FASD is a neurodevelopmental condition that can affect all aspects of functioning. The term refers to a spectrum of conditions occurring as a result of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and associated risk factors. PAE can affect both physical and mental health leading to problems with learning, memory, attention, language, social behavior, executive functioning, sleep, and affect regulation. According to Elders in Mi'kmaq First Nations (FN) communities, FASD is a condition that is rooted in transgenerational trauma and the loss of relationship to their land, their language and the traditional community culture. The Elsipogtog Eastern Door (ED) Center opened in 2006 to provide culturally informed diagnosis, intervention and prevention for FASD and related conditions. The ED was the first FASD diagnostic team in Atlantic Canada and it served as a demonstration model for the New Brunswick FASD Center of Excellence as well as for Indigenous communities regionally and nationally. In this article, we outline the history and evolution of the Eastern Door Center and its programs and describe some of the successes of this model as well as some of its limitations in practice. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Frontiers (Publisher) Frontiers in Sociology 8 |
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In 2015, the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) called for immediate action to address the lack of access to health services for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Indigenous communities. They called for the provision of culturally safe, community-based, FASD diagnostic, intervention and prevention services. FASD is a neurodevelopmental condition that can affect all aspects of functioning. The term refers to a spectrum of conditions occurring as a result of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and associated risk factors. PAE can affect both physical and mental health leading to problems with learning, memory, attention, language, social behavior, executive functioning, sleep, and affect regulation. According to Elders in Mi'kmaq First Nations (FN) communities, FASD is a condition that is rooted in transgenerational trauma and the loss of relationship to their land, their language and the traditional community culture. The Elsipogtog Eastern Door (ED) Center opened in 2006 to provide culturally informed diagnosis, intervention and prevention for FASD and related conditions. The ED was the first FASD diagnostic team in Atlantic Canada and it served as a demonstration model for the New Brunswick FASD Center of Excellence as well as for Indigenous communities regionally and nationally. In this article, we outline the history and evolution of the Eastern Door Center and its programs and describe some of the successes of this model as well as some of its limitations in practice. |
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The Eastern Door Center: re-balancing the wheel–a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to FASD and other disorders related to transgenerational adversity |
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The Eastern Door Center: re-balancing the wheel–a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to FASD and other disorders related to transgenerational adversity |
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The Eastern Door Center: re-balancing the wheel–a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to FASD and other disorders related to transgenerational adversity |
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