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Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Dennis and Liz Parde, Parents
R R 1, Box 144
Blue Springs, NE 68318
Phone: 402-645-8336  
Contact: Dennis and Liz Parde
dp35001@navix.net


Trudy House, Parent
514 E 9th Street
Hastings, NE 68901
Phone: 402-463-7175  
Contact: Trudy House
tthouse@charter.net


Diagnosis of FAS
 
Creighton University Medical School -Department of Psychiatry
3528 Dodge
Omaha, NE 68108
Phone: 402-345-8828  Fax: 402-345-8815  
Contact: Shashi Bhatia, M.D.
sbhatia@creighton.edu


Pediatric and Medical Genetics Services
7111 A Street
Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone: 402-484-5437  Fax: 402-484-5438  
Contact: Michael Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D.


University of Nebraska Medical Center - Department of Genetics
985430 NMC
Omaha, NE 68198-5430
Phone: 402-449-6800  Fax: 402-559-6688  
Contact: G. Bradley Schaeffer, M.D.
gbschael@unmc.edu
The Department runs genetics clinics for screening and diagnosis at several sites around Nebraska.

University of Nebraska Medical Center - Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation
985450 NEBCTR
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
Phone: 402-559-6800  Fax: 402-559-5737  
Contact: Bruce Buehler, M.D. Ann Olney, M.D
bbuehler@unmc.edu


Other
 
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Education Program
4009 6th Ave
Suite 18
Kearney, NE 68845
Phone: 308-234-2754  Fax: 308-237-2146  
We provide educational programs on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome aimed at prevention in a 22 county wide area. Other services available please contact for more information.

Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc.
134 S. 13th
Suite 600
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: 402-474-3183  Fax: 402-474-3274  Toll Free: 800-422-6691
nas@navix.net, nas@nas-pa.org
Protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
Nebraska Department of Health - Perinatal and Child Health Program
301 Centennial Mall S
P O Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: 402-471-2907   Fax: 402-471-7049  
Contact: Carol Williams, R.N., Administrator
www.hhs.state.ne.us
Coordinates prevention services and children's primary health care in Nebraska.

Nebraska Teratogen Information Service
985440 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198
Phone: 402-559-5071  Fax: 402-559-6397  
Information on teratogens for patients and health professionals in the Midwest.

Treatment Services for Affected Individuals
 
Brett Kuhn, Ph.D., Pediatric Psychologist
444 S 44th Street
985450 NMC
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
Phone: 402-559-6408  Fax: 402-559-6864  
Contact: Brett Kuhn
brkuhn@unmc.edu
Practice is at the Monroe-Meyer Institute.

Drug Dependency Unit part of the Indian Health Service in Nebraska)
P O Box 754
Winnebago, NE 68071
Phone: 402-878-2874  Fax: 402-878-2429  
Contact: Reggie Crawford, Director
Hospital-based treatment program for American Indians (women or men) from Nebraska, Iowa, Montana and South Dakota. Pregnant patients are welcome. Mothers with young children are able to house them through local social agencies.

Intertribal Treatment Program - Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition, Inc.
2240 Landon Ct.
Omaha, NE 68108
Phone: 402-346-0902  Fax: 402-342-5290  
www.huihc.com
45-day inpatient chemical dependency treatment. Patients must be Indians from Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota or South Dakota. Pregnant patients are accepted but there are no beds for infants or young children.

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