Justice committee  Thank you very much for what, I think, is a really important question. I would like to say that I really think Canada is already one of the leaders in this field, but that there's still a tremendous amount of work to do. We are being looked to, and I think that's a double-edged

Justice committee  I think you answered well. You're right. The study has been extended and so the participants are continuing to gather information. Essentially, being a prevalence study means that adults who are involved in the justice system in Whitehorse or the Whitehorse region have agreed to

Justice committee  The risk-need-responsivity model is designed to fit in at the point at which the individual interacts with the justice system, so after arrest. That's where the model fits, the idea being that, currently, it's not uncommon for a court to ask for a risk assessment, to say that the

Justice committee  That's a great question. It's a very difficult one to answer, and there's not a whole lot of research yet that really informs that. What we do know and understand about the brain is that while understanding may be reduced or diminished, and while there are components of the brai

Justice committee  So the treatment fit would not be there.

Justice committee  Whether or not the incidence of FASD is increasing is a difficult question to answer. The short answer is yes, in that our numbers are getting higher. Is that because the incidence is increasing or because we're measuring it better and we're seeing diagnostic clinics where we're

Justice committee  I'm not certain how many there are. I can tell you that in Alberta, where there are the most centres by far, there are 24. In Whitehorse—and we have representation from Whitehorse here—I think they have a pediatric team and a newly developed adult team, so there are a couple in W

Justice committee  Thank you very much. Thank you to everyone for this opportunity to speak to the committee about this very important issue. I believe you've all received the brief I've written. It provides a lot of the detail and the references. My hope today is to highlight a few key features i