This week Libertas Chambers became the first chambers to host training from the University of Salford’s Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) research hub. This specialist training on FASD and criminal justice in England and Wales was facilitated by Dr Alan Price, Dr David Gilbert, Uzma Naseem, Tania Goddard and David Connolly (a father of a son with FASD who described their experiences of systemic failure). Felicity was the moderator for the event.
FASD is a maligned and misunderstood disorder, caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol and often mis-diagnosed. Research shows that FASD is also misunderstood and under-supported where those affected come into contact with the criminal justice system.
You can read more about the University of Salford FASD research here.
And Felicity’s paper with David Gilbert and Gabrielle Hill here.
