Global CAMH study suggests FASD affects eight out of 1,000 Canadian children

A study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) contends the global incidence of fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD) is nearly eight out of every 1,000 children. Furthermore, it estimates that one in 13 women who consumed alcohol at any point during pregnancy delivered a child with FASD. Canada's incidence rate is at the global average, CAMH states. In the U.S., FASD prevalence is nearly double that of Canada, while in the EU, it's nearly three times higher. FASD, the study concludes, is more likely to occur in aboriginal children or those born in orphanages or fostercare, in the criminal justice system or in psychiatric care.