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The Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) fosters improved communication, cooperation, and collaboration among disciplines and federal agencies that address issues related to prenatal alcohol exposure. ICCFASD is sponsored and chaired by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), a component of the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. NIAAA promotes and advances new research on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) by supporting research and participating in the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD). ICCFASD coordinates the activities of all Federal agencies who seek to solve the challenges posed by FASD.
Members
Member Agencies and Representatives
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) | Tatiana Balachova, Ph.D. |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | |
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| Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) | Kristina West, M.S., LL.M. |
| Administration for Children & Families (ACF) | Tammy White, Ph.D. |
| Administration for Community Living (ACL) | Dawn Carlson, Ph.D. |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | Martha Sibley, Ph.D. |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Shin Y. Kim, M.P.H. |
| Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | Martha (Sonsy) Fermin, M.S.W., LICSW |
| Indian Health Service (IHS) | Ardith C. Aspaas, BSN, RN |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) | Bill Dunty, Ph.D. |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | Melissa A. Parisi, MD., Ph.D. |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | Chris Sarampote, Ph.D. |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | Vacant, primary representative |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Jon Dunbar-Cooper, M.A., C.P.P. |
| U.S. Department of Education | |
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| Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) | Christy Kavulic, Ed.D. |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) | |
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| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) | Siobhan Yilmaz, Ph.D. MBA |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | Elizabeth Parra Dang, M.P.H.; Nicholas P. Deputy, Ph.D. M.P.H. |
| Indian Health Service (IHS) | Tina Pattara-Lau, M.D., FACOG |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | Keisher Highsmith, Dr.P.H. |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | Julia Zehr, Ph.D. |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | Andrea Harris, M.S.; Berlina Wallace-Berube , MACP, M.Ed., LCPC, NCC |
Annual Meeting Materials
| May 7, 2026 | NIH VideoCast | |
| May 9, 2024 | NIH VideoCast | Meeting report |
| April 17, 2023 | NIH VideoCast | Meeting report |
| April 1, 2022 | NIH VideoCast | Meeting report |
| April 23, 2021 | NIH VideoCast | Meeting report |
Mission
The mission of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (ICCFASD) is to enhance and increase communication, cooperation, collaboration, and partnerships among disciplines and federal agencies to address health, education, developmental disabilities, alcohol research, health and social services, and justice issues that are relevant to disorders caused by prenatal alcohol exposure.
Vision
The vision of ICCFASD is that collaborative partnerships, using the resources of government and other organizations, will reduce the prevalence of individuals affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol and provide appropriate interventions and support to persons affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and their families.
Created in 1996, ICCFASD seeks to improve communication and collaboration between agencies to address pressing issues related to FASD.
Special Focus Working Groups
ICCFASD uses subcommittees and special focus work groups led by different agencies to help set direction and apprise ICCFASD of new opportunities for action in specific areas. One of the guiding principles of the ICCFAS has been to use the diverse missions, strengths, and resources of the various member organizations to advance the effectiveness of the federal response to address issues related to prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). In addition to ICCFASD members and alternate representatives, working groups may include scientists and staff from federal agencies, research and clinical experts, and other stakeholders.
ICCFASD Working Groups - Completed work
- Strategic Plan Working Group
- Diagnostic Issues Working Group
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Revision Subcommittee
- Education Issues Working Group
- ICCFASD Screening and Brief Intervention Working Group (ISBI)
- Justice Issues Working Group
- Women, Drinking and Pregnancy Working Group
Contact
For general inquiries, please e-mail NIAAA-ICCFASD@mail.nih.gov.
You can also email Tatiana Balachova, Ph.D., ICCFASD Scientific Coordinator and Executive Secretary, at Tatiana.Balachova@nih.gov.