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Consultant urges diagnosis and corrections training to address FASD in reentry

Washington Statewide Reentry Council · March 12, 2026
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Carolyn Hartness, a tribal elder and FASD reentry consultant, told the council that fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is underdiagnosed among justice-involved people and emphasized early diagnosis, staff training and environmental changes to improve outcomes and reduce incarceration risk.

Carolyn Hartness, a tribal elder and consultant who has worked on reentry and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) issues for more than three decades, gave a presentation on how FASD contributes to incarceration and what corrections systems can do to mitigate harm.

"The most important thing is to diagnose these so having awareness, getting training for correctional staff, I think can really improve identifying FASD and…

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