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Diagnosis of FAS
 
Arkansas Children's Hospital
800 Marshall Street
Littlle Rock, AR 72202
Phone: 501-364-1100  Fax: 501-364-1564  
Contact: Mary A. Curtis, MD
CurtisMaryA@uams.edu
http://www.archildrens.org/
Dysmorphology; Clinical Genetics

James L Dennis Developmental Center
UAMS Department of Pediatrics
1301 Wolfe Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: 501-364-1830  Fax: 501-320-2840  
Contact: Dr. Charles Feild
FeildCharlesR@uams.edu
Provides outpatient services such as behavior consultation, developmental diagnostic tests, developmental medicine, and developmental screening. Department email address: pedsweb@uams.edu

Other
 
Arkansas Teratogen Information Service
Arkansas Reproductive Genetics Program
4301 W Markam, SLOT 506
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501) 686-5380  Toll Free: (800) 358-7229
Provides information on teratogens for health professionals only.

Disability Rights Center
1100 N Evergreen Place
Suite 201
Little Rock, AR 72207
Phone: 501-296-1775  Fax: 501-296-1779  Toll Free: 800-482-1174
http://www.arkdisabilityrights.org/
Protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
Arkansas Cares - Women and Children Recovery Center
4301 W. Markham Street
#711-1
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-661-7979  Fax: 501-661-7985  
http://www.arcares.uams.edu/
Arkansas CARES serves addicted mothers, their children, and their families. Established in 1992, the mission of Arkansas CARES is to provide a family-centered approach to decrease maternal substance abuse and promote healthy family outcomes through prevention, treatment, education, research and advocacy.

Arkansas Department of Health - Division of Perinatal Health
4815 W Markham, Slot 16
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-661-2481  Fax: 501-661-2464  
Contact: Ms. Aurian Zoldessy
Referrals for prenatal care; education for patients served by public maternity clinics.

Arkansas State Health Department - Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Freeway Medical Center
5800 W 10th
Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-280-4504  Fax: 501-280-4519  
Contact: Sunny Ferguson
Links substance abusing women patients with treatment resources.

BARB'S Place (Babies, Adults, Recovery Based Services)
Quapaw House
P.O. Box 3450
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone: (501) 767-4456  Fax: 501-624-2455  
http://www.quapawhouseinc.org/
For pregnant and parenting women and their young children.

Gateway House
3900 N Armour
Fort Smith, AR 72904
Phone: 501-783-8849  Fax: 501-7882-5682  
Substance abuse treatment for pregnant and parenting women and their young children.

Community Support
 
MidSouth
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: (501)569-3067  
http://www.midsouth.ualr.edu/
MidSOUTH is the community service unit of the UALR School of Social Work. MidSOUTH provides leadership, training, and product support in the areas of addiction, child welfare, technology, distance learning, and organizational development. Some of their training units focus on FAS/FAE.

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