Bigiswun Kid Project: a longitudinal study of adolescents living with high rates of prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and early life trauma in remote Australian Aboriginal communities
The Lililwan Project was the first Australian population-based prevalence study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) using active case ascertainment. Conducted in 2010-2011, the study included 95% of all eligible children aged 7-9 years living in the very remote Aboriginal communities of the Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia.
Keywords:
Child & adolescent psychiatry; community child health; developmental neurology & neurodisability; mental health; public health; Australia; fetal alcohol syndrome disorders; indigenous health care; longitudinal study; pregnancy; prenatal exposure; United States; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
Abstract:
The Lililwan Project was the first Australian population-based prevalence study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) using active case ascertainment. Conducted in 2010-2011, the study included 95% of all eligible children aged 7-9 years living in the very remote Aboriginal communities of the Fitzroy Valley, Western Australia.