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FASD Hope is a podcast series about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), through the lens of parent advocates with over twenty years of lived experience. The mission of FASD Hope is to bring awareness, information and inspiration to those whose lives have been touched by a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Each week, Podcast Host- Natalie Vecchione- will speak with a variety of guests about different topics related to FASD and other Brain Based Diagnoses.
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Thursday Apr 28, 2022
129 - A Legacy in FASD and Law - A Conversation with Kay Kelly
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
FASD Hope is a podcast series about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), through the lens of parent advocates with over nineteen years of lived experience.
FASD Hope is honored to welcome Kathryn "Kay" Kelly in Episode 129, titled "A Legacy in FASD and Law". Kathryn Kelly, called Kay by most who know her, came to the University of Washington after an extensive career in criminal justice. She worked for nine years as a probation officer for the state of California, and for twenty years as a federal probation officer. She was retrained as a mitigation specialist and served for three years as part of a team assembled by the Capital Habeas Unit of the Federal Public Defender in Los Angeles to represent inmates on Death Row seeking redress of their death penalty sentences.
In 2001, Kay joined the Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit (FADU) at the University of Washington, working with Dr. Ann Streissguth. With a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, she and Dr. Streissguth established the FASD Legal Issues Resource Center. In that role, Ms. Kelly has planned and/or participated in numerous trainings for judges, defense attorneys, prosecutors and other court professional throughout the United States, and in numerous foreign countries. Since 2013, she has organized a series of conferences about FASD and the law held in conjunction with the biennial UBC - Vancouver International Conference on FASD.
Ms. Kelly was instrumental in the organization of the first forensic FASD diagnostic team, FASDExperts, and in the passage of an American Bar Association Resolution on FASD in 2012.
Ms. Kelly is also a Research Coordinator for a National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)-funded five year project: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Adults: Health and Neurobehavior. Ms. Kelly is a Board member of the FASD United Affiliate - Washington.
In this ENLIGHTENING episode, Kay discusses the following: her work and contributions in the FASD community, her amazing work with Dr. Ann Streissguth / FASD Legal Resource Center, her current projects and initiatives....and words of experience, encouragement and hope for parents and caregivers.
EPISODE RESOURCES -
Kathyrn "Kay" Kelly - faslaw@uw.edu
Tel- 206-616-5408
https://adai.uw.edu/staff_members/kay-kelly/
University of Washington - FADU
https://www.washington.edu/research/research-centers/fetal-alcohol-and-drug-unit/
FASD Resolution - ABA
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_interest/child_law/resources/attorneys/fasd-resolution/
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