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Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Lutheran Social Services - Addiction Outreach for Recovery - FAS Support Group
1325 S 11th Street
Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: 701-235-7341  Fax: 701-235-7359  
www.lsf.nd.org


Pathfinder Family Center
1600 2nd Avenue S W
Suite 19
Minot, ND 58701
Phone: 701-852-9426  Fax: 701-837-7548  Toll Free: 800-245-5840
Contact: Amy LaVallie, FAS Coordinator
www.pathfinder.minot.com
A Native American Family Project is part of the Center' s services; also parent training to help families advocate for their children in schools.

Diagnosis of FAS
 
Altru Health Institute - Pediatric Therapy Services
P O Box 6002
Grand Forks, ND 58206
Contact: Larry Burd, Ed.D.
laburd@medicine.nodak.edu
www.altru.org
Staff does evaluations of patients, in cooperation with the Genetic/Birth Defects Clinic, University of North Dakota at Grand Forks.

Pediatric Associates
101 Third Avenue S W, Room 201
Minot, ND 58701
Phone: 701-857-5413  Fax: 701-857-5028  
Contact: Roger Allen, M.D.


Trinity Health-Medical Arts Clinic
400 Burdick Expressway E
Minot, ND 58701
Phone: 701-857-7380  Fax: 701-857-7993  
Contact: Thomas Carver, M.D., Neonatologist
www.trinityhealth.org


University of North Dakota - Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics (also North Dakota Teratogen Project)
P O Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Phone: 701-777-4277  Fax: 701-777-6124  
Contact: John Martsolf, M.D.
martsolf@medicine.nodak.edu
www.med.und.nodac.edu/depts/peds/gf/fas
Schedules birth defects clinics in various North Dakota communities, including clinics with the Indian Health Service (605-823-4458) in Ft. Yates, Turtle Mountain, Ft. Totten, and Ft. Berthold.

Other
 
North Dakota FAS Task Force - Department of Pediatrics - University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Science
North Dakota FAS Center
P.O. Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Phone: 701-777-3683  Fax: 701-777-4474   
Contact: Larry Burd, PhD, Chair; Ellen O'Connor, MS, RN, CS, Secretary
laburd@medicine.nodak.edu
The Task Force is made up of state and private agency representatives but NEED parent/child representation.

North Dakota FAS Task Force - Division of Mental Health and Substance
600 S. 2nd St.
Suite 1C
Bismarck, ND 58504-5729
Phone: 701-328-8920  Fax: 701-328-8969  
Contact: Judy Lynn
The Task Force is made up of state and private agency representatives.

North Dakota Protection and Advocacy Service
400 E Broadway
Suite 409
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: 701-328-2950  Fax: 701-328-3934  Toll Free: 800-472-2670
panda@state.nd.us
Statewide agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
North Dakota FAS Center
PO Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Phone: 701-777-3683  Fax: 701-777-4474  
Contact: Larry Burd, PhD, Director; Sandy Krom, Adm. Asst.
laburd@medicine.nodak.edu, skrom@medicine.nodak.ed
www.online-clinic.com
The FAS Center represents the North Dakota portion of the federally funded Four-State Consortium on FAS. Dr Burd as an extensive amount of information and presentation materials.

University of North Dakota - Department of Neuroscience
P O Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037
Phone: 701-777-3065  Fax: 701-777-6478  
Contact: Sharon Wilsnack, Ph.D., Professor
swilsnac@medicine.nodak.edu


Treatment Services for Affected Individuals
 
North Central Human Service Center - Developmental Disabilities Case Management
400 22nd Avenue N W
Minot, ND 58703
Phone: 701-857-8500  Fax: 701-857-8555  
Contact: Pam Leonard, Intake Coordinator
The Center either itself provides early intervention treatment for children or arranges the service through non-profit agencies.

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction - Department of Special Education
600 East Boulevard
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone: 701-328-2277  Fax: 701-328-4149  
Contact: Robert Rutten, Ph.D.
www.dpi.state.nd.us
Member of the FAS Task Force in North Dakota.

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