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Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Children's Academy for Neurodevelopment and Learning - CANLEARN
918 South Monroe Street
Spokane, VA 99204
Phone: 509-624-3109  Fax: 509-325-1344   
Contact: Toni Hager, NDS
toni@kidscanlearn.net
www.kidscanlearn.net
Center for special needs children having developmental or learning problem and their families utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to reach higher levels of brain capacity. Toni works with FASD children in the states of Virginia, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington state.

FAS Support Group
16413 Branders Bridge Road
Chester, VA 23831
Phone: 804-520-2201  
Contact: Mary Ann Lee, Parent
Works on statewide legislation to prevent FAS. Does community training. The support group meets monthly at Columbia-John Randolph Hospital in Hopewell, Virginia. Note: Chester, Virginia, is near Richmond.

Julie Harshaw
4316 John Silver Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Phone: 757-460-0248  
jharshaw@roseandwomble.com
Resource for the Hampton Roads area.

Mark and Patricia Fennema, Parents
309 Rexmoor Terrace
Richmond , VA 23236
Mfennema@aol.com


NOFAS Virginia
VA
Phone: (703) 759-7619  
Contact: Jennifer Rice ,  Executive Director
jgoudy@nofasva.org
nofasva.org


Stephan Klene, Parent
13355 Scotsmore Way
Herndon, VA 20171
Phone: 703-264-5437   
klenestephan@prc.com
This parent is a support group member in the greater Washington DC area.

Diagnosis of FAS
 
Kings Daughters Childrens Hospital - Neuro-developmental Center
850 Southampton Avenue, 3rd Floor
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 757-668-7473  
Contact: Thomas Montgomery, M.D.


Medical College of Virginia - Department of Human Genetics
P O Box 980033, MCV
1101 E Marshall
Richmond, VA 23298-0033
Phone: 804-828-9632  Fax: 804-828-3760  
Contact: Joann Bodurtha, M.D.


Ronald Federici, Psy.D., Developmental Neuropsychologist
400 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-548-0721  Fax: 703-836-8995  
Services available in Italian, French, German, Romanian and Russian languages.

University of Virginia Health System
Box 800386
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0386
Phone: 434-924-2665   Fax: 434-924-1797  
Contact: Stephen R. Braddock, MD,  Professor of Pediatrics
SRB9C@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu


Virginia Pediatric and Adolescent Center
8316 Trafort Lane
Springfield, VA 22152
Phone: 703-569-8400  Fax: 703-569-1182  
Contact: Bruce Pfeffer, M.D.


Other
 
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy
202 N 9th Street, 9th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-225-2042  Fax: 804-225-3221  Toll Free: 800-552-3962
www.vopa.state.va.us
Protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services
P O Box 1797
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-786-3906  Fax: 804-786-4320  
Contact: Robert L. Johnson, Ph.D., Director, Substance Abuse Services


Treatment Services for Affected Individuals
 
Cumberland Hospital for Children & Adolescents
9407 Cumberland Road
New Kent, VA 23124
Fax: 804-966-5639  Toll Free: 800-368-3472
Contact: Vickie Wilkins,  Liaison
http://www.psysolutions.com/facilities/cumberland/site/
Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents (ages 2-22) doesnt look like a hospital because it isnt like most hospitals; it is a unique environment that offers a different approach to help children with complex needs. Children who repeatedly fail in conventional settings find new opportunities at Cumberland. We understand the unique psychological, social and behavioral challenges that often interfere with successful treatment of diabetes, chronic diseases, brain injury, neurological impairment, eating disorders, and other medical conditions. Our on-site staff of nurses, physicians and specialists addresses these issues by treating both body and mind, paralleling medical protocols with strategies to analyze and successfully modify behavior over time. Through an interdisciplinary approach we stabilize medical problems and help children develop positive behavioral coping strategies. We help families cope with their childs illnesses or injuries, enabling the child to achieve the best level of function possible at home, in school and in their community. CUMBERLAND'S SUCCESSFUL FORMULA:Pediatric and adolescent focus; Physical and emotional issues treated in tandem; Treatment of complex medical issues; Ability to manage aggressive behaviors; On-site physicians and specialists; Nursing and medical services; Creative treatment approaches; On-site Cumberland Academy; Peaceful, therapeutic setting; Practical life-skills training

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