Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and colleagues. Mr. Speaker, the Special Committee on Health and Social Services, a committee of this House, stated in 1993:
"We heard estimates that anywhere from 15 to 50 percent of the students in a given school, and up to 25 percent in one region, may show the effects of FAS/FAE."
As a Territory, we have no idea of the magnitude of our problems with FAS/FAE. As a government, we have not adopted any strategy or plan to deal with this problem. It will not go away. Often, we have left it up to outside agencies and community groups to deal with the issue. Perhaps now is the time to work with our partners and deal with FAS/FAE in a planned and coordinated way. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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