GSC Web Admin
12-02-2009, 12:10 PM
The Great Start Collaborative (GSC) of Ionia County is pleased to provide community members with information on early childhood topics that they can disseminate to parents of young children in their organization. The articles will feature a different topic each month that is written by someone who works in the county with young children. The article will appear in three different formats: a long article with in-depth information, a short paragraph with the major points highlighted and one to two sentences with a key message for parents to remember. You may select whatever format best suits your needs and use it in isolation or put it into a newsletter, church bulletin or use a paycheck insert. Parent members of the GSC have told us that having information and knowing what resources are available to them in their community is their greatest need. There has been a significant amount of research lately that has focused on the impact that communities have on the outcomes of its youngest citizens. According to the Carnegie Corporation (1994), “We can now say with more confidence that a family's effectiveness as a childrearing system is bolstered by the existence of a supportive social network that includes people outside the immediate family. There is also increasing evidence that when people feel responsible for what happens in their neighborhoods, children benefit.” We hope that you will take the step and partner with us by providing parents in your networks accesses to this information.
Topic: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Paycheck insert: There is no safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Even one drink can cause permanent brain damage in an unborn child. Fetal Alcohol Exposure is the leading cause of mental retardation in the United States and 100% preventable. read more... (http://www.greatstartioniacounty.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=150&stc=1&d=1255097100)
Newsletter short version: The general public, not to mention many professionals, know very little about either Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or the fact that no amount of alcohol in pregnancy has been established as safe for the fetus. read more... (http://www.greatstartioniacounty.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=151&stc=1&d=1255097100)
Newsletter full version: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is more than a disability – it’s a social disorder which causes many of the expensive problems which plague governments, and all of us. On both a financial and personal level, we are all affected by the secondary disabilities of people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). The majority of FAS/E individuals will display many or even all of the following symptoms: learning disabilities, early school drop-out, juvenile delinquency, poverty, chronic unemployment, sexual acting-out (promiscuity, early pregnancy, prostitution or sexual assault), mental illness, and homelessness, and violence, crimes against property, alcoholism and addiction. read more...
(http://www.greatstartioniacounty.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=171&stc=1&d=1259770081)
Please click here to fill out our Distribution Registry if you are using our newsletter. (http://www.greatstartioniacounty.org/forums/misc.php?do=form&fid=3)
Topic: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Paycheck insert: There is no safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Even one drink can cause permanent brain damage in an unborn child. Fetal Alcohol Exposure is the leading cause of mental retardation in the United States and 100% preventable. read more... (http://www.greatstartioniacounty.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=150&stc=1&d=1255097100)
Newsletter short version: The general public, not to mention many professionals, know very little about either Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) or the fact that no amount of alcohol in pregnancy has been established as safe for the fetus. read more... (http://www.greatstartioniacounty.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=151&stc=1&d=1255097100)
Newsletter full version: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is more than a disability – it’s a social disorder which causes many of the expensive problems which plague governments, and all of us. On both a financial and personal level, we are all affected by the secondary disabilities of people with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). The majority of FAS/E individuals will display many or even all of the following symptoms: learning disabilities, early school drop-out, juvenile delinquency, poverty, chronic unemployment, sexual acting-out (promiscuity, early pregnancy, prostitution or sexual assault), mental illness, and homelessness, and violence, crimes against property, alcoholism and addiction. read more...
(http://www.greatstartioniacounty.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=171&stc=1&d=1259770081)
Please click here to fill out our Distribution Registry if you are using our newsletter. (http://www.greatstartioniacounty.org/forums/misc.php?do=form&fid=3)