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Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Bob & Cindy Vick, Parents
3320 CR 235
Caldwell, TX
Phone: 979-272-8901  
Vick@txcyber.com
http://user.txcyber.com/~vick/
We are near Texas A & M University

Claudia Barker, Parent
339 Coolwater Dr.
Bastrop, TX 78602
Phone: 512-636-1552   
ckbarker@cebridge.net


Fetal Alcohol Family Support Group
The ARC of Greater Houston
P O Box 942168
Houston, TX 77292
Phone: 713-957-1600  Fax: 713-957-1699  
Contact: Judy Kantorczyk
www.thearcofgreaterhouston.com
This group of families revolves around the issues related to having a child or an adult family member who has a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder.

Judy Brow, Specialized Female Services Coordinator Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
9001 N. IH 35
Suite 105
Austin, TX 78753-5233
Phone: 512-349-6626  
judy.brow@tcada.state.tx.us


Natalie Furdek, M.ED., LPC, Lead Program Specialist, Women's Substance Abuse Services Coordinator
Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street, Suite T608.11
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: (512) 458-7111   
Contact: Natalie Furdek, M.ED., LPC,  Lead Program Specialist, Substance Abuse Program Services, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Divisi


Sherry L. Sellers-Vinson, MD, M.E.D. - Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital
6701 Fannin Street, 16th Floor MC 3-2335
Houston, TX 77030-2399
Phone: 832-822-3406  Fax: 832-822-3399   
www.texaschildrenshospital.org
Texas resource for FAS children.

Sherry Santa (Parent)
Dallas, TX
Phone: (903) 539-7429  
grouchosanta@yahoo.com


The ARC of Texas
8001 Centre Park Drive
Austin, TX 78754
Phone: (512) 454-6694  Toll Free: 800-252-9729
secretary@thearcoftexas.org
The Arc of Texas is the oldest and largest nonprofit, volunteer organization in the state committed to creating opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be included in their communities and to make the choices which affect their lives. The Arc supports families, advances public policies, provides training programs, and builds a statewide network of advocates.

Diagnosis of FAS
 
Child Study Center
1300 West Lancaster Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Phone: 817/390-2904  
info@cscfw.org
http://cscfw.org/default.asp
Children from age birth to 21 years with all types of developmental disabilities and risk factors for developmental disablilities are evaluated and treated at the Child Study Center. Children needing a confirmation of or treatment of a diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome may be seen. Each case will be triaged to an appropriate provider.

Children's Hospital of Austin Specialty for Children
1301 Barbara Jordan Blvd., Suite 200
Austin, TX 7872
Phone: (512) 628-1800   
The program evaluates children ages 0-5 years.

Children's Medical Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center , Genetics and Metabolism Department
Dallas, TX 75235-9063
Phone: 214-456-2357  Fax: 214-456-2567  
Contact: Lewis Waber, M.D., Ph.D,  Director
lewis.waber@utsouthwestern.edu


Childrens Physician Services of South Texas
Driscoll Children's Genetic Center
5920 Saratoga Blvd, Suite 540
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
Phone: 361-985-6600  Fax: 361-985-6603   
Contact: Raymond Lewandowski, M.D.
raymond@davlin.net


Dallas Pediatric Neurology Associates Roy Elterman, M.D., Pediatric Neurologist
Dallas, TX 75230
Phone: 972-566-8600  Fax: 972-566-8601  


MHMRA of Harris County
7011 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Phone: 713-970-7000  
http://www.mhmrharris.org
Assessment provided for people between the ages of birth to 22. After assessment, referrals will be directed to mental health services, mental retardation services and community resources, depending on the team's recommendations and availability of services.

Parenting Cottage, Inc.
Lubbock Regional MHMR
3818 50th Street
Lubbock, TX 79413
Phone: 806-795-7552  
Contact: Sally Hornaday
parentingcottage@hotmail.com
The program evaluates children ages 0-18 years.

Rowlett Pediatrics
8313 Princeton Rd.
Rowlett, TX 75089
Phone: 972-412-3535  Fax: 972-681-7704  
Contact: Andrea Cramer, MD,  Pediatric Geneticist


San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
Center of Hope
333 N. Santa Rosa Street
San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone: 210-704-4100 X3   
Contact: Deborah Torres
Eligibility for the FASD Diagnostic Clinic at the Center of Hope is determined via screening through a battery of clinical tools and telephone interviews with the family and referral source as needed.

Sarah Sirbasku, PhD
595 Round Rock West Drive Ste 303
Round Rock, TX 78681
Phone: 512-279-8353  
drsarah@drsarahs.com


Other
 
Advocacy, Inc.
7800 Shoal Creek Boulevard
Suite 171-E
Austin, TX 78757
Phone: 512-454-4816  Fax: 512-454-4816  Toll Free: 800-252-9108
infoai@advocacyinc.org
www.advocacyinc.org
Protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

American Teachers, Inc.
3010 LBJ Freeway
Suite 1261
Dallas, TX 75214
Phone: 972-888 6089  
Contact: Kevin D. Turner
www.AmericanTeachers.com


Texas Birth Defects Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services
MC 1964
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714
Phone: 512-458-7111x2814  Fax: 512-458-7330   
Contact: Amy Case, MAHS,  Program Specialist
amy.case@dshs.state.tx.us


Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
Office of Prevention Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Po Box 80529
Austin, TX 78753-5233
Phone: 512-349-6600  Fax: 512-837-4123  Toll Free: 800-832-9623
Contact: Dave Wanser, Director
www.tcada.state.tx.us
Has local councils located in most regions of Texas that do prevention education. Staffs also make referrals to agencies which provide substance abuse treatment for women, including mothers with young children.

Texas Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
909 West 45th Street
MC 2100
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: 512-206-4544  Fax: 512-206-5211  
Contact: Janet Sharkis,  Executive Director
janet.sharkis@hhsc.state.tx.us
The agency is active in primary and secondary prevention and FAS/E interventions.

Texas Teratogen Information Service, University of North Texas - Department of Biological Sciences
PO Box 305220
Denton, TX 76203-5220
Phone: 940-565-3892  Toll Free: 800-733-4727
Contact: Lori Wolfe, M.A.,  Geneticist
lwolfe@unt.edu
www.biol.unt.edu
Provides information on teratogens for patients and health professionals in Texas.

The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston The Cradles Project
303 Jackson Hill Street
Houston, TX 77007
Phone: 281-200-9210  
Contact: Niki Stewart,  Associate Director
www.council-houston.org
Provides individual and family counseling, parenting education and case management to women and teens who are pregnant or have a child under 18 months. The mission of The Cradles Project is to intervene with the substance use of pregnant and postpartum women and reduce future births of alcohol- and drug-exposed infants.

Treatment Services for Affected Individuals
 
Associates in Children's Therapy (ACT)
1301 W Highway 407, #206
Lewisville, TX 75067
Phone: 972-317-7775  Fax: 972-317-6356  
Contact: Joan Oliver Eaves, O.T.R.
Lewisville is near Dallas.

K.I.N.D.E.R. Behavioral Health Center for Children and Families
303 Jackson Hill Street
Houston, TX 77007
Phone: 281-200-9204  
Contact: Holly McDonald, LCSW, RPT
www.council-houston.org
Provides behavioral health care services to children from birth to 20 years of age who have been substance-exposed or who are being impacted by familial substance abuse.

Sabine and Associates
1800 Rose Street
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Phone: 940-322-2372  Fax: 940-322-3578  
Contact: David Sabine, Ph.D., Psychologist


Southwest Mental Health Center - Integrated Family Treatment Program, and ADAPT
8535 Tom Slick Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: 210-616-0300  Toll Free: 877-676-5437
www.smhc.org
Residential alcohol/drug treatment program for women with their children.

The Behavioral Health Center for Women and Children
303 Jackson Hill Street
Houston, TX 77007
Phone: 281-200-9210  
Contact: Niki Stewart,  Associate Director
www.council-houston.org


Statewide Services
 
Texas State FASD Coordinator
Texas Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities
P.O. Box 12668
Austin, TX 78711-2668
Phone: 512-206-5869  
Contact: Janet Sharkis,  Executive Director
janet.sharkis@hhsc.state.tx.us


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