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Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Choctaw Tribal School - Special Education Classes
P O Box 6008
Choctaw, MS 39350
Phone: 601-656-5251  Fax: 601-656-6599  
Contact: Sylvia Jones, Director
samj777@aol.com
Tribal school which serves over 1500 American Indian students in eastern Mississippi. The Special Education section serves a number of children who have been diagnosed with FAS/FAE.

North American Council on Adoptable Children
970 Raymond Avenue
St. Paul, MS 55114
Phone: 651-644-3036  Fax: 651-644-9848  Toll Free: 800-470-6665
http://www.nacac.org/
For information on adoption subsidies NACAC has a toll-free number: 800-470-6665. The organization also has a newsletter, Adoptalk, for NACAC members which discusses family problems and public policies regarding children who need adoptive families.

Diagnosis of FAS
 
University of Mississippi Medical Center - Children's Rehabilitation Center
777 Lakeland Drive
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Phone: 601-984-2147  
Contact: R.C. Sneed, M.D., Medical Director


University of Mississippi Medical Center - Department of Pediatrics, Child Development Center
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: 601-984-5236  Fax: 601-984-2975  
Contact: Susan Buttress M.D., Developmental Pediatrician
sbuttress@ped.umsmed.edu


Other
 
Mississippi Protection and Advocacy System, Inc.
5305 Executive Place
Suite A
Jackson, MS 39206
Phone: 601-981-8207  Fax: 701-981-8313  Toll Free: 800-772-4057
www.mspas.com
Protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
Mississippi State Department of Health - Children's Medical Program
P O Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Phone: 601-987-3965  Fax: 601-987-5560  Toll Free: 800-844-0898
Contact: Marilyn Graves, M.D.


Treatment Services for Affected Individuals
 
Catholic Charities of Mississippi - Born Free Program
P O Box 2248
Jackson, MS 39225-2248
Phone: 601-960-8653  
Contact: Laverne Bass, Director, Substance Abuse Services
www.catholiccharitiesjackson.org


Metro counseling Center
P O Box 706
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: 601-353-0502  Fax: 601-353-0149  
Contact: Mr. E. C. Bell, Director


Mississippi Department of Mental Health - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
1101 Robert E Lee Building
239 N Lamar
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-1288  Fax: 601-359-6295  
Contact: Herbert Loving, Director
www.dmh.state.ms.us
Case managers and substance abuse counselors can provide services for pregnant and parenting women.

Statewide Services
 
Mississippi State FASD Coordinator
Mississippi Department of Mental Health
1101 Robert E. Lee Building 239 North Lamar Street
Jackson, MS 39201
Phone: 601-359-6291   Fax: 601-576-4040  
Contact: Trisha Hinson, M.Ed., CMHT ,  Dept of Mental Health/Div of Children & Youth
trisha.hinson@dmh.state.ms.us


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