Werk, ChristineTwilley, LeslieCui, Xinjie2019-12-032019-12-032019-01-18Child and Youth Data Laboratory. (2016). A profile of young Albertans with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Edmonton, AB: PolicyWise for Children & Families.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/111284This report profiled young Albertans (0 to 25 years old) with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) using administrative data from 2005/06 to 2010/11.Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) experience lifelong neurocognitive, behavioural, and physical challenges. This report profiled 3,025 Albertans (0 to 25 years old) with FASD from 2005/06 to 2010/11. Analyses examined these individuals’ sociodemographic characteristics and public service use patterns. This report found that persons who were male, living in Northwest/North Central Alberta, and living in the lowest socioeconomic areas were more likely to receive an FASD diagnosis than the rest of the population. The report also found that young Albertans with FASD diagnoses had higher rates of public service and income support use, criminal offending, poorer health outcomes, and less educational achievement than those not diagnosed with FASD. These findings provide evidence that collaborative programming, resourcing and planning may enhance service delivery and improve outcomes for children with FASD in Alberta. engUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.fetal alcohol spectrum disorderFetal Alcohol Syndromeyouthbig datalongitudinalsocial serviceshealth servicesjusticeadministrative datadata linkagePopulation ProfilesChild and Youth Data LaboratoryReport