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Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Emily Anderson Family Learning Center
1919 E. Thomas Road
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Phone: 602-546-1400   Fax: 602-546-1409  
The Emily Center is a library that is free and open to the public. All the materials are about child health, injury and illness. They have books, videotapes and articles on FAS and other conditions.

FAS Arizona
AZ
http://www.fasarizona.com/
FASArizona.com is your source for information, support, events, and resources in Arizona for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

FAS Community Resource Center
4710 E. 29th St.
Tucson, AZ 85710
Fax: 520-296-9172  
Contact: Teresa Kellerman
fasstar@cox.net
www.come-over.to/FASCRC
This Website contains a wealth of information and resources for parents and professionals. There is information on support, training, and advocacy as well as many printed materials, videos, posters, brochures, and presentations.

Pilot Parents
2600 North Wyatt Drive
Tucson, AZ 85712
Phone: 520-324-3150  
ppsa@pilotparents.org
http://www.pilotparents.org/
Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona provides a wide variety of programs and services that support families of children with disabilities including peer to peer support, parent training, and a resource library.

Raising Special Kids
2400 N. Central Ave.
Suite #200
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: (602) 242-4366  Fax: 602-242-4306  Toll Free: (800) 237-3007
info@raisingspecialkids.org
http://www.raisingspecialkids.org/
Raising Special Kids is a non-profit organization serving families of children with disabilities and special health care needs in central and northern Arizona. All programs and services are provided to families free of charge.

Diagnosis of FAS
 
Children's Health Center of St. Joseph's Hospital
350 West Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone: (602) 406-3000  Fax: 602-406-6135  


Sells Public Health Indian Hospital
P O Box 548
Sells, AZ 85634
Phone: 520-383-7251  


University of Arizona Dept. of Pediatrics, Section on Genetics
1501 N Campbell Street
Tucson, AZ 85724
Phone: 520-626-5175  
Contact: Christopher Cunniff, M.D.
ccunniff@peds.arizona.edu
http://www.peds.arizona.edu/sections/genetics.asp
The members of the Genetics Section see childen with birth defects, with unexplained mental retardation or failure to thrive--widely diagnosed conditions that sometimes are genetic, and with known genetic disorders (about 5,000 different ones). They are expert about potential teratogen (chemical or medication) exposures to the fetus and the causes of mutations.

Other
 
Arizona Center for Disability Law
100 North Stone Ave.
Suite 305
Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: 520-827-9547  Toll Free: (800) 922-1447
center@azdisabilitylaw.org
http://www.acdl.com/
Protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

University of Arizona - Department of Pediatrics
P O Box 245073
1501 N Campbell
Tucson, AZ 85724
Phone: 520-626-7292  Toll Free: 520-626-8056
Contact: Michael Pensak, M.P.H.
FAS Surveillance Project is funded by the CDC to study prevalence of FAS among children born in Arizona; the births are from the period January 1995 through the year 2000.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
Arizona Department of Health, Office on Women's and Children's Health
150 N. 18th Ave.
Suite 320
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone: (602) 364-1400  
http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/owch/
The Office of Women's and Children's Health (OWCH) supports efforts to improve the health of Arizona women and children. Activities focus on assessment of health status and identification of health issues, development of partnerships and planning to address health issues, and provision of "safety net" services. High risk perinatal program for pregnant women. Has developed guides for identifying substance exposed newborns.

Native American Community Health Center
3008 North 3rd Street
Suite 310
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: 602-279-5262  
http://www.nachci.com/NachcHome.HTML
NACHC, Inc., was established to provide primary health care, behavioral health and ancillary services to the urban, non-reservation Native Americans residing within the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Provides substance abuse treatment services.

Native American Connections Inc, Guiding Star Lodge
609 Second Avenue
Suite 120
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Phone: 602.424.2060  
http://www.nativeconnections.org/index.html
Outpatient and Inpatient Services at Guiding Star and Indian Rehabilitation for Substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders. Specialty services for pregnant, post partum, and parenting women.

Parker Indian Health Service Hospital
Route 1, Box 12
Parker, AZ 85344
Phone: 520-669-2137  


Vocational Rehabilitation
 
Robert M, Schacht, Ph.D.
3736 North Manor Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Phone: (928) 537-4002  
Contact: Robert M. Schacht
robert.schacht@nau.edu
www.nau.edu/ihd/airrtc/R-54.htm
Best practices in vocational rehabilitation of adolescents and adults with FASD, including American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Statewide Services
 
Arizona FASD Coordinators
FAS Community Resource Center
AZ
Contact: Gail Harris and Teresa Kellerman
gharris4637@hotmail.com, tkellerman@mindspring.com
Gail Harris: 520-577-0329 Teresa Kellerman: 520-296-9172

Navajo Nation FASD Coordiator
Department of Behavioral Health Services
PO Box 709
Window Rock, AZ 86515
Phone: 928-729-4468  
Contact: Louise S. Ashkie,  FAS/FAE Project Coordinator
louise.ashkie@nndoh.org


FAS Trainer/Consultants
 
FASSTAR Enterprises
7725 E 33rd Street
Tucson, AZ 85710
Phone: 520-296-9172  
Contact: Teresa Kellerman
fasstar@cox.net
http://fasstar.com/
Teresa Kellerman and her son John offer a unique workshop experience tailored to meet your needs. Training is available on all aspects of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, including community awareness, prevention, and intervention.

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