Recommendation 1

The Committee recommends that more resources be allocated to crime prevention and diversion programs for individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Recommendation 2

The Committee recommends that the federal government work with the provinces and territories to encourage the development of a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder awareness campaign targeting the general public and specific populations vulnerable to FASD.

Recommendation 3

The Committee recommends that Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Correctional Service Canada officers receive training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder as part of their standard training.

Recommendation 4

The Committee recommends that Correctional Service Canada continue to evaluate community-based best practices to screen offenders for FASD and that FASD be built into the existing mental health evaluation upon admission to a penitentiary.

Recommendation 5

The Committee recommends that Correctional Service Canada consider strategies to help the integration and rehabilitation of individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder who are sentenced to two years or more in prison.

Recommendation 6

The Committee recommends that the federal government work with the provinces and territories, and key stakeholders such as the Canada FASD Research Network, to support innovative research to improve our understanding of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; inform us about the disorder’s risk factors and protective factors; and help improve health outcomes.

Recommendation 7

The Committee recommends that the federal government work with the provinces and territories to encourage standardized data collection on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Canada.