The Scottish FASD Network was established in May 2021 by FASD Hub Scotland.  The group is chaired by Professor Moira Plant and facilitated by the FASD Hub Scotland team. The group meets quarterly.  

The purpose of the group is to provide a forum for third sector organisations and charities within Scotland to network, share information, provide support, share best practice, and collectively raise awareness of FASD and the voice of the individual with FASD and their parents/carers.  

These organisations will work directly with, or be involved in, providing support service to individuals with a history of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) / FASD and/or their parents/carers, or have service users where PAE/FASD may be a consideration or influencing factor, or advocating on behalf of those impacted by prenatal alcohol exposure. 

If you are interested in your organisation joining the Scottish FASD Network, please email [email protected] and our Project Manager Aliy Brown will be happy to chat with you. 

Current network member organisations: 

FASD Hub Scotland	Adoption UK in Scotland	Kinship Care Advice Service for Scotland (KCAS)
FASD Fife	Oshay’s FASD	Sleep Scotland
Alcohol Focus Scotland	St Andrews Children’s Society	Visibility Scotland

About Moira Plant: 

Moira Plant is Emeritus Professor of Alcohol Studies at the University of West of England in Bristol UK and Adjunct Professor at Curtin University Perth Australia. Her main interests include women, alcohol and mental health, drinking in pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. She has published on these and related subjects in peer reviewed journals and books. Moira has worked as a researcher in the field of FASD for over 40 years. She has acted as consultant to the World Health Organisation, the UK and other governments, the Centre for Addiction Research & Education Scotland (CARES), the US Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (CIFASD) and is a member of the steering group of the Scottish Heath Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP). Moira is a psychotherapist and trains and supervises counsellors.