NOFAS

Enshrines Pip Williams In

Tom and Linda Daschle Hall of Fame


Pip Williams is the founder and Executive Director of the United
Kingdom & European Birth Mother Network - FASD, an affiliate of
the NOFAS Circle of Hope. The network is an international
program for birth mothers of children with FASD. She is the
mother of two adult sons that live with FASD. She has lead
countless FASD prevention and education programs over the
years and has developed strong and lasting partnerships with
organizations around the world.

She developed specialized FASD training, targeted towards a range of professionals
and organizations including: social workers, midwives, children’s centers, and other
health professions. She is a media consultant on the topic of FASD and alcohol use
during pregnancy, providing expert advice to both broadcast and print media. Pip
has provided keynote plenaries at FASD conferences in over 10 countries.

As a teacher and trainer, Pip Williams has trained over 3,000 people around the
world. She has given facilitated intensive training workshops to various
organizations across the United Kingdom on a variety of topics, including: strategies
for supporting pregnant women in recovery, FASD and the criminal justice system,
supporting adults and adolescents with FASD, screening women for alcohol use, and
integrating FASD services into systems of care. She teaches courses in various
learning centers across London and has created several accredited educational
materials and individual learning plans.

Pip has also worked for addiction rehabilitation programs for women, providing
therapeutic services, facilitating groups, organizing outreach events, and supporting
women with substance use disorders, providing them with clinical interventions.
She works as a Peer Research Trainer for several agencies, recruiting peer
researchers for projects, delivering trainings, and facilitating focus groups and
interviewing women with lived experience.

She co-founded the FASD UK Alliance, a coalition of groups and individuals from
across the UK and currently serves on the board of the European FASD Alliance. Pip
Williams is an incredibly effective communicator and has been able to influence and
negotiate change within systems of care. She is a true Warrior Mom and has
dedicated her life to preventing FASD by supporting women. Pip is a long-time
friend to NOFAS and we are honored to enshrine Ms. Pip Williams in the Tom and
Linda Daschle FASD Hall of Fame.