ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines existing research on the prevalence of FASD including an in-depth account of the two leading Australian studies: the Lililwan project and the Banksia Hill Study. It examines the best practice model for diagnosis and management, including current diagnostic assessments used by a multidisciplinary diagnostic team, and explores the problems of undiagnosed FASD, access to diagnosis and trauma in Aboriginal communities. It argues that there is an urgent need for greater resources to ensure routine and universal assessment and diagnosis of health, well-being, and neurodevelopmental needs for all young people in contact with juvenile justice systems, and the provision of culturally safe, co-designed and trauma-informed rehabilitation, education and therapeutic programmes in justice and other settings.
