The Prevention Conversation
A provincial program ensuring that professionals, businesses and individuals have the knowledge to share the importance of alcohol-free pregnancies through one-on-one conversations.
What is the Prevention Conversation?
The Prevention Conversation is a provincial program that ensures that professionals, businesses and individuals within agencies and the community have the knowledge to share the importance of "It's safest not to drink alcohol during pregnancy" through 1-on-1 conversations with individuals.
Goals of the Prevention Conversation
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To ensure all agencies, communities and individuals are aware of the dangers and risks of substance use during pregnancy.
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To provide the language, skills and knowledge to professionals working with individuals in childbearing years to have the prevention conversation with them.
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To provide workshops and programs on the importance of substance-free pregnancies to youth and young adults through the education system.
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Provide workshops in communities to develop capacity for families and communities to support individuals impacted with FASD and bring the prevention conversation into homes.
The Four Levels of Prevention
Broad awareness building and health promotion efforts — community development.
Discussion of alcohol use and related risks with all women of childbearing years and their support networks.
Specialized, holistic support of pregnant women with alcohol and other health and social problems.
Postpartum support for new mothers and support for child assessment and development.