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Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Donna Martin, Parent
SC
medonna@bellsnouth.net
Forming a parent support group in South Carolina.

South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
3440 Harden Street Extension
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: 803-898-9600  Fax: 803-898-9653   Toll Free: 888-DSN-INFO
Contact: Donna Windham, Director
www.state.sc.us/ddsn/
Community Education Program. Prevention information, and resources for developmental disabled persons and their families.

Diagnosis of FAS
 
Children's Hospital - Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
200 Patewood Drive
Greenville, SC 29615
Phone: (864) 454-5115  Fax: 864-255-3563  
Contact: Desmond Kelly, M.D.
dkelly@ghs.org
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at the Donald A. Gardner Family Center for Developing Minds specializes in evaluating and treating children with developmental difficulties and related behavioral issues. The Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics only sees patients on referral from the child's primary care physician.

Greenwood Genetics Center
101 Gregor Mendel Circle
Greenwood, SC 29646
Phone: 864-941-8100  Fax: 864-388-1707  Toll Free: 888-442-4363
Contact: Roger Stevenson, M.D.
res@ggc.org
www.ggc.org
Geneticists are based in Greenwood, Greenville and Columbia.

Medical University of South Carolina - Department of Pediatric Neurology
135 Rutledge Ave.
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: 843-792-3307  Fax: 843-792-3220  
Contact: Kenton Holden, M.D.
holdenk@musc.edu
www.musc.edu


University of South Carolina Medical School Developmental Pediatrics
Midlands Center, Poplar Building, 8301
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: 803-935-5604  Fax: 803-935-5380  
Contact: Dr. Wuri
http://pediatrics.med.sc.edu/divisions/developmental_pediatrics.htm


Other
 
Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.
3710 Landmark Drive
Suite 208
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: 803-782-0639  Fax: 803-790-1946  Toll Free: 866-275-7273
scpa@sc-online.net, info@protectionandadvocacy-sc.
www.protectionandadvocacy-sc.org
Statewide agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
South Carolina FAS Prevention Network
3700 Forest Drive
Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: 803-737-9138  
Contact: Frankie Long, Coordinator
Multi-agency network which provides information and training to citizens and professionals statewide. Part of State Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services.

The Prevention Center (SCADA)
115 N. Harvin St., 4th Floor
Sumter, SC 29150
Phone: 803-778-2835  Fax: 803-778-4017  
Contact: Glenn Peagler, M.Ed., CSPP, Director of Prevention, Patricia A. Colclough, MS, CPP, Women's Issues Coordinator
Member of SAMHSA's Partnership to Prevent FASD. The Prevention Center is a division of the Sumter Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in South Carolina. The center provides a full range of prevention service, including presentations, trainings/workshops, and Outdoor Adventure.

Treatment Services for Affected Individuals
 
Growing Home
440 Knox Abbott Drive
Suite 370
Cayce, SC 29033-4353
Phone: 803-791-5513  Fax: 803-739-0301  
Contact: Marvin Bryant, Maizie White, Vice Presidents
www.growinghome.org
Arranges treatment and foster care services for medically-fragile or behaviorally disturbed children and youth.

Medical University of South Carolina - Institute of Psychiatry
67 President Street
P O Box 250861
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone: 843-792-9888  


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