FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS florida resource guide

ResourcesOTHER RESOURCES, continuedGuidelines of Care for Children with Special HealthCare Needs: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and FetalAlcohol Effects. Minnesota Department of Health1999 Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs85 East Seventh Place, P.O. Box 64882,St. Paul, MN 55164-0882.(651) 215-8956 (Voice or TDD)(800) 728-5420 (Voice or TDD)Hazelden Hotline. A service of the Hazeldentreatment program, helps people to overcome fearsabout talking to friends and relatives with addictionproblems. Call 1-800-I-DO-CARE.A Manual on Adolescents and Adults with FASwith Special Reference to American Indians.Indian Health Service FAS Project, 5300 HomesteadAvenue NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109(505) 837-4228 (free of charge).Men Have Babies Too. Brochure developed by theMarch of Dimes examines the male’s influence on theunborn baby. To order, call the March of DimesNational Office (914) 428-7100.Office of Minority Health Resource Center.Conducts customized database searches, accessinginformation on health programs and organizations, aswell as funding sources and articles. A printout willbe mailed to you at no charge (800) 444-6472.Preventing FAS and Other Alcohol-Related-Birth-Defects: Teachers and Student Manuals. The ArcNational Headquarters, 500 East Border, Suite 300,Arlington, TX 76010, (817) 261-6003.Prevention of perinatal substance use: Pregnant andPostpartum Women and Their InfantsDemonstration.. 350 pages, 1993. Available freeof cost. NMCHC inv. Code G031. Order from:National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse,8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 600, McLean, VA22102, (703) 821-8955, ext: 254 or 265.Training of Trainers Manual on FAS AmericanIndian Family Healing Center. 1815 39 th AvenueOakland, CA 94601. (510) 534-2737 ($20.00).When the Bough Breaks: Pregnancy and the Legacyof Addiction. New Sage Press 825 NE 20 th Avenue#150, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 232-6794.Working with FAS Children: A Handbook forCaregivers of FAS/FAE Children. Jean Cornish,Minnesota Services Associates, (612) 645-0688.WEBSITESAlcohol Exposure During Pregnancy. Links toLearning Disabilities, ADD and Behavior Disorders.Contains articles written by a graduate research teamat the University of South Florida. These articlescontain various environmental and chemical factorsthat can adversely effect a fetus.www.chem-tox.com/pregnancy/alcohol.htmAlcoholismHelp.com. A resource for people affectedby alcoholism.www.alcoholismhelp.comThe Arc. The national organization of and for peoplewith mental retardation and related developmentaldisabilities and their families. (800) 433-5255www.thearc.org/fetalalcohol.htmlARCH — National Respite Network and ResourceCenter. Access to Respite Care and Help (ARCH)helps families find respite care options for disabledchildren and adults in all 50 states. Call (800) 773-5433 or go online.www.respitelocator.orgCanadian Center on Substance Abuse. Fetal AlcoholSpectrum Disorder Information Service. Includes anoverview of FASD, recommended readings, andresources for professionals working with individualswith FASD and their families.www.ccsa.ca/index.asp?ID=17Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Posters,information on incidence of alcohol related birthdefects and information about funded activities relatedto prenatal alcohol use.www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas/Children’s Research Triangle. Ordering informationfor Dr. Chasnoff’s articles and educational tools,including information on identifying and interveningwith children with FAS. The site also includesinformation to use when adopting a child overseas.www.childstudy.org/Facts About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy.http://TheArc.org/faqs/fas.htmlFETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS florida resource guide 63