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Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Deb Hoyt, Parent
149 35th Place
Runnells, IA 50237
Phone: 515-966-2419   
Contact: Deb Hoyt
iaconnects@aol.com
Serves as parent coordinator for Iowa for FAS/FAE. She lives near Des Moines. Work: 515-966-2565

Family and Community Health Bureau - Iowa Department of Public Health
321 E 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: 515-281-4904  Fax: 515-242-6384  


FASFlight
Bettendorf, IA
Contact: Barb and Stephen Neafcy
fasnest@msn.com
fasflight@msn.com


Healthy Connections
2517 Carver Road
Winterset, IA 50273
Phone: 515-462-2024  
Contact: Valerie J. Owens
stgeorge2001@msn.com


Iowa Connects
149 35th Place
Runnells, IA 50237
Phone: 515-966-2419  
Contact: Deb Hoyt
DH10172@aol.com
http://hometown.aol.com/IAconnects/
A non-profit grassroots organization supporting families raising drug/alcohol affected and/or Reactive Attachment Disordered children. Serves as parent coordinator for Iowa for FAS/FAE.

Lon and Marilyn Hamby, Parents
123 S E Kirkwood
Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone: 515-243-2802  Fax: 515-243-8494  
Contact: Lon and Marilyn Hamby
cajalolaz@aol.com
Have fostered and adopted children with FAS/FAE. Marilyn work :515-243-1569

North Iowa Mercy Hospital - Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic
1190 Briarstone Drive
Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-422-5437  Fax: 641-422-5800  


Substance Abuse and Health Promotion
4th floor Lucas Bldg.
321 12th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-4417  


Youth Law Center in Des Moines
218 6th Ave
Suite 706
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515-244-1172  
www.youthlawcenter.org


Diagnosis of FAS
 
Blank Children's Hospital
1212 Pleasant Street
Suite 300
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515-241-8716  Fax: 515-241-8911  
Contact: Rizwan Shah, Bridget Buck
Dr. Shah also chairs the Iowa Council on Chemically Exposed Infants and Children. Bridget Buck, M.D., Psychiatrist - 515-241-2300

Children's Research Triangle
180 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 700
Chicago, IL, IA 60601
Phone: 312-726-4011  
Contact: Ira Chasnoff, MD,  Director
http://www.childstudy.org/fas/crtservices/
CRT is located in Chicago, IL and provides diagnostic and therapeutic services related to FASD and other developmental disabilities.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics - Division of Medical Genetics
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242-1083
Phone: 319-356-2674  Fax: 319-356-3347  Toll Free: 800-260-2065
Contact: Val Sheffield
val-sheffield@uiowa.edu
http://mchneighborhood.ichp.edu/gypcdrom/
A Regional Genetics Counseling Clinic that provides diagnosis and follow-up for patients in Iowa and neighboring states. There are genetics resource clinics in most regions of the U.S.

Other
 
Iowa Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc.
950 Office Park Rd.
W. Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone: 515-278-2502  Fax: 515-278-0539  Toll Free: 800-779-2502
Statewide agency for persons with developmental disabilities

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
Iowa Department of Public Health - Division of Health Promotion, Prevention and Addictive Behaviors
Lucas State Office Building - 4th Floor
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-281-4417  Fax: 515-281-4535  
Contact: Janet Zwick
jzwick@idph.state.ia.us
Contracts with agencies to provide treatment. Among the agencies are several which can take pregnant and/or parenting women with substance abuse problems.

Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center
500 First Street, S E
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Phone: 319-398-5133  Toll Free: 866-242-4111
http://www.drugfreeinfo.org/


Prevention Concepts, Inc.
1291 Geneva Street
Indianola , IA 50125
Phone: 515-961-8330  Fax: 515-961-2275  
Contact: Leslie Schmalzried
LesliePrev@aol.com
Drug/alcohol prevention for central Iowa. A FAS/FAE Caretakers Support Group holds meetings in Des Moines.

Treatment Services for Affected Individuals
 
Crittenton Family Development Center - Prenatal Care for Mothers
1105 28th Street
Sioux City, IA 51104
Phone: 712-255-4321  
www.crittentoncenter.org


Drug and Alcohol Education for Western Iowa
800 5th St.
Suite 200
Sioux City, IA 51101
lmcginnis@jacksonrecovery.com
http://www.jacksonrecovery.org
Can take pregnant and/or parenting women with substance abuse problems.

Heart of Iowa - Women and Childrens Center
3601 16th Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Phone: 319-390-4611  Fax: 319-390-4381  
Can take pregnant and/or parenting women with substance abuse problems.

House of Mercy
1409 Clark Street
Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone: 515-643-6500  
www.mercydesmoines.org/services/houseofmercy.asp
Can take pregnant and/or parenting women with substance abuse problems.

Jackson Recovery Centers Women and Children
3200 W. 4th St.
Sioux City, IA 51103
Phone: 712-258-4578  


Northwest Iowa Alcoholism and Drug Treatment Unit
1900 Grand Avenue N
Suite E8
Spencer, IA 51301
Phone: 712-262-2952  Fax: 712-262-9098  
Can take pregnant and/or parenting women with substance abuse problems.

Prairie Ridge Addiction and Treatment Services
320 N Eisenhower Avenue
P O Box 1338
Mason City, IA 50402
Phone: 641-424-2391  


Statewide Services
 
Iowa's Statewide Perinatal Care Program
IA
Phone: (319) 356-2637   
Contact: Micheal J. Acarregui, MD
http://www.idph.state.ia.us/hpcdp/statewide_perinatal_care.asp
The Statewide Perinatal Care Program provides professional training, development of standards/guidelines of care, consultation to regional and primary providers and evaluation of the quality of care delivered to reduce the mortality and morbidity of infants. Through a contract with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, these services are provided to all hospitals that perform deliveries. More intensive services are directed toward the following regional centers: two tertiary care centers, and 10 secondary centers.

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