Today’s episode of Fostering Change is an in depth discussion with Susan Rich, founder and president of 7th Generation Foundation, about FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.  

FAS is close to home to our host, Rob Scheer, as one of Rob’s children has FAS.  And although the diagnosis for Rob’s son was that he may never walk, or even talk, his son has achieved amazing things in his life, including being the President of his Student Government in High School, and has been accepted into the college he’s loved for years.

Susan and Rob discuss the importance of animal therapy on those diagnosed with FAS (one reason Rob and his husband Reece moved his family to a farm!) 7th Generation Foundation operates an inclusive, sustainable green care farm animal sanctuary with programming for children and youth.

Author of The Silent Epidemic: A Child Psychiatrist’s Journey Beyond Death Row, Susan and Rob also discuss the thousands of inmates on Death Row who were in Foster Care and diagnosed with FAS at a young age. This is not a coincidence, and there is much that our society can do to curb this horrifying statistic.

To learn more about or to purchase Susan’s book, please visit: www.prenatalalcoholexposure.com 

To learn more about 7th Generation Foundation, please visit:

Website: www.7thGenerationFoundationInc.org or www.dreamcatchermeadows.org

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheDreamCatcherFarm 

Blog: www.bettersafethansorryproject.com

Book: www.prenatalalcoholexposure.com 

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