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Parent Support Groups
For parent support group information, see the international list
maintained online at http://depts.washington.edu/fadu/altResources.index.html.
Please e-mail fadu@u.washington.edu or contact Katy Jo Fox at 206-543-7155
if you would like to add or update a listing or to request that
a printed list be mailed to you.
FAS/FAE Legal Issues Resource Center
Effective January 15, 2003, an interdisciplinary project of the
University of Washington School of Medicine and School of Law has
been funded for one year by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The center provides assistance related to FAS/FAE legal issues to
individuals affected with FAS/FAE, their families, and advocates.
Dr. Ann Streissguth is the co-principal investigator, Professor
Eric Schnapper of the Law School is the principal investigator,
and Kay Kelly is the project director.
Dr. Paul Connor is the consultant. For assistance, please call
Kay Kelly at 206-543-7155 or visit http://depts.washington.edu/fadu/legalissues/.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention's Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Center for Excellence
The mission of the FAS Center for Excellence is to increase the
effectiveness of prevention and treatment options for fetal alcohol
syndrome in the United States by providing national leadership and
coordination in the field.
fasdcenter.samhsa.gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Center for Excellence
1700 Research Boulevard
Suite 400
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: (866) STOPFAS [(866) 786-7327]
Email: fascenter@samhsa.gov
FAS Diagnostic and Prevention Network (FAS
DPN)
The mission of the FAS DPN is primary and secondary prevention
of FAS through screening, diagnosis, intervention, training, education
and research.
http://depts.washington.edu/fasdpn
For more information contact:
FAS Program
Center on Human Development and Disability
Box 357920
University of Washington
Seattle WA 98195-7920
Telephone: (206) 685-9888
Fax: (206) 543-5771
Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit
The Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit is a research unit dedicated to
the prevention, intervention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
(FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). Our main goals are to conduct
research on fetal alcohol and drug effects across the life span,
to disseminate information on fetal alcohol and drug effects, to
provide consultation for persons of any age thought to be affected
by prenatal exposure to alcohol, and to provide training in human
behavioral teratology.
http://depts.washington.edu/fadu/
180 Nickerson St.
Suite 309
Seattle, WA 98109
Telephone: (206) 543-7155
Fax: (206) 685-2903
E-mail: fadu@u.washington.edu
Some key areas of interest on the FADU
web site are:
Neuropsychological Evaluations (Adult)
The University of Washington Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit is happy
to announce a new service that will be available in April 2006.
At long last we'll be able to offer neuropsychological evaluations
for adults (age 18 and over) who were exposed to alcohol in utero
and who may have fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) or another fetal alcohol
spectrum disorder (FASD).
A neuropsychological evaluation will offer alcohol-exposed individuals
(and their service providers) a realistic assessment of their functional
capacity, strengths and weaknesses. The information will be very
helpful to anyone working with high-risk mothers and their families.
The evaluation will not yield an FAS diagnosis, but it can provide
critical information for obtaining a Social Security disability
determination, or for obtaining a formal clinical diagnosis of FAS.
Evaluation services can be billed under private insurance, Medicaid,
Social Security Insurance (SSI), or through a Professional Services
Contract.
Please see the brochure
that explains how to make a referral to the clinic. Feel free to
call Dr. Paul Connor or Dr. Janet Huggins at (206) 543-7155 if you
would like more information.
FASt Friends Listserve
FASt Friends is a FAS family support group in Western Washington.
FASt Friends meets on the third Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm
to 9:00pm at Little Red School House/Children’s Village in
Everett Washington. For more information about the meetings or accessing
the listserve, please email FASDSupport@aol.com or leave a message
at (206) 940-2832.
Organic Brain Dysfunction Triage Institute
The OBD Triage Institute trains and certifies clinical practitioners
in the administration of the Organic Brain Dysfunction Triage Assessment
Model.
http://www.obdtriage.com/
FASD and the Justice System (Ontario, Cananda)
A resource provided by the FASD Ontario (Canada) Justice Committe.
The site is designed to present case law, legal resources, information,
strategies, and pratcital tips for dealing with the unique challenges
of FASD.
Home: http://fasdjustice.on.ca/
Articles: http://fasdjustice.on.ca/links/articles-2.html
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