The SAFEST Choice National Learning Collaborative

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) may affect up to 5% of school-aged children. The SAFEST Choice National Learning Collaborative supports health care teams in preventing prenatal alcohol exposure and improving care and support for people and families impacted by FASD.

FASD Training for Health Care Teams

The SAFEST Choice National Learning Collaborative aims to reduce prenatal alcohol exposure and improve outcomes for children and families impacted by FASD. This program, a partnership between Proof Alliance and Boston Medical Center, helps clinics address FASD in prenatal and pediatric care settings through virtual ECHO education.

The HRSA-funded program is currently enrolling prenatal care teams to begin in September 2026 and pediatric care teams to begin in February 2027.

Clinic teams will learn how to screen for prenatal alcohol exposure, counsel patients and families, and support the care of patients with possible or diagnosed FASD.

Participants receive free continuing education credits for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and certified counselors.

For more information about how your clinic can participate in the SAFEST Choice National Learning Collaborative, email safestchoice@bmc.org or visit safestchoice.org.