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Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Boys and Girls Aid Society of Oregon - Special Needs Adoption Program (SNAP)
# 018 S W Boundary Court
Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-222-9661   Fax: 503-224-5960  Toll Free: 800-342-6688
Contact: Lynn Strand, Adoption Recruiter
www.boysandgirlsaid.org
Offers preparation classes for prospective adoptive families.

FASCETS Oregon Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic and Training Center
OR
See FASCETS, Inc. contact information above

FASCETS, Inc.
P.O. Box 83175
Portland, OR 97283
Phone: 503-621-1271  Fax: 503-621-1271  
Contact: Diane Malbin, Executive Director
dmalbin@fascets.org
www.fascets.org
FASCETS provides services for parents, caregivers and professionals in the community: Direct individual, couple, family and group services, consultation, parent and professional information, program development and training for social services, education, mental health, addictions, medicine and law.

Janet Mertens, Aunt and Guardian
2070 Popcorn Court N W
Salem, OR 97304
Phone: 503-371-8422  
Mertclan@aol.com


Laurie Hetherington, Parent
OR
bijoublessing@gmail.com
Provides support for others in the Central Oregon area.

Tawnya Chose, Parent
OR
Tmchose@aol.com
Home schools her child, and is familiar with school system problems.

The Children's Center
P.O. Box 484
Vancouver, OR 98666
Phone: 360-699-2244   Fax: 360-699-1900  
Contact: Antonia Rathbun, M.A. - Adoption Support Program Manager
antoniar@thechildrenscenter.org
Clinical intervention program for FAS adoptive families, at this agency near Portland, Oregon. She also directs the Starchild Quilt Project, an intervention and advocacy project for communities (to contact, call 800-462-5254 at FEN, University of Wisconsin).

Diagnosis of FAS
 
Kaiser-Permanente Hospital - Department of Pediatric Neurology
Mt. Scott 9800 - S E Sunnyside
Clackamas, OR 97015
Phone: 503-652-2880  Fax: 503-571-3494  
Contact: Richard Konkol, M.D.
www.kaiser-permanente.org


Other
 
Oregon Advocacy Center
620 S W Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1428
Phone: 503-243-2081  Fax: 503-243-1738  Toll Free: 800-452-1694
www.oradvocacy.org
Protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
University of Washington - CARE/ Northwest
Box 357920, CHDD South Building
Seattle, OR 98195
Phone: 900-225-2273  
Contact: Janine Polifka, Ph.D.
CARE provides information on teratogens for patients and health professionals in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and Alaska. All calls are billed ($8 each call).

Treatment Services for Affected Individuals
 
Chehelum Youth and Family Services
P O Box 636
Newberg, OR 97132
Phone: 503-538-4874  Fax: 503-538-1271  
www.cyfs.net
Long-term residential community for children and youth with behavioral problems. Clients must be referred through Children's Services, State of Oregon.

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs - Health and Wellness Center
P O Box 1209
Warm Springs, OR 97761
Phone: 541-553-1196  
Health and wellness center for people on the Warm Springs Reservation.

Kinship House, Inc.
1823 N E 8th Avenue
Portland, OR 97212
Phone: 97212   Fax: 503-460-3750  
Provides outpatient counseling for children in foster care who are awaiting adoption, with a strong focus on helping families dealing with FAS and ADHD.

Multnomah County Community and Family Services - Division of Behavioral Health
421 S W 6th Street 6th floor
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-988-3999  
Contact: Floyd Martinez, Manager
Case management and substance abuse services for children or adults with developmental disabilities.

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