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State Resources for West Virginia


Community Resources and Family Support Groups
 
Jim Slinn
WV
jimslinn@gci.net
Parent Resource Network

Tina Hopkins, Parent
920 Salt Lick Road
Sutton, WV 26601
Phone: 304-765-5489  
Also active in West Virginians for FAS Action. The group offers consultation and training.

West Virginians for FAS Action
Route 1, Box 40
Walkersville, WV 26447
Phone: 304-765-7468  
Contact: Florence Kanter, Executive Director
Statewide parents' group.

Diagnosis of FAS
 
Chestnut Ridge Hospital . Department of Behavioral Medicine
930 Chestnut Ridge Road
Morgantown, WV 66505
Phone: 304-293-5861  Fax: 304-293-8724  
Contact: Rolly Sullilvan, M.D., Ph.D.
www.hsc.wvu.edu


Davis Memorial Hospital-Womens Health Care
911 Gorman Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
Phone: 304-636-7884  Fax: 304-636-4295  
Contact: Joseph DeCourten, M.D., James Xenophon, MD
www.DavisHealthSystem.org


University of West Virginia Hospital - Genetics Program
P O Box 9214
Morgantown, WV 26506-9214
Phone: 304-293-7332  Fax: 304-293-4337  
Contact: Marybeth Hummel, M.D.


Other
 
West Virginia Advocates, Inc.
Litton Building, 4th Floor, 1207 Quarrier
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-346-0847  Fax: 304-346-0867  Toll Free: 800-950-5250
wvadvocates@newwazs.net , wvainfo@wvadvocates.org
Protection and advocacy agency for persons with developmental disabilities.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women
 
Appalachian Community Health Center
725 Yokum Street
Elkins, WV 26241
Phone: 304-636-8212  Fax: 304-636-8215  
Contact: Diane Basidn
Conducts prevention training, particularly in high schools through trained peer leaders.

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
P O Box 800
Morgantown, WV 26507
Phone: 304-285-3175  Fax: 304-285-3174  
Contact: Paula Taylor, Child Protective Services Supervisor
www.wvdhhr.org
Community Development Specialists for substance abuse prevention are located in various counties of West Virginia; they intervene in home situations and may refer parents or caretakers for treatment.

West Virginia University - Teratogens in Pregnancy Service
P O Box 9186
Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone: 304-293-1572  Fax: 304-598-4900  Toll Free: 800-982-6277
Provides information on teratogens for patients and health professionals in West Virginia and the south mid-Atlantic region.

Treatment Services for Affected Individuals
 
Childrens Home of Wheeling FASD Program
1 Orchard Rd.
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: (304) 233-2367   Toll Free: (888) 233-2469
Contact: Paul Bellotte, MA,  Director of Clinical Services
http://www.childrenshomeofwheeling.com/index.php
The mission of The Childrens Home of Wheeling Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Residential Program is to foster a compassionate and therapeutic environment that provides specialized residential treatment for children, who have been removed from past abuse and neglect and specialized programming for children diagnosed with FASD

Department of Health and Human Resources - Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
State Capitol Complex Building, Room
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: 304-558-2276  Fax: 304-558-1008  
West Virginia has Behavioral Health Centers located around the state to offer addiction recovery on outpatient and inpatient basis to clients of any age.

Potomac Center, Inc. - Birch Lane Group Home
347 W Birch Lane
Romney, WV 26757
Phone: 304-822-3759  
For teenagers with mental retardation and behavioral disturbances. Some clients have been diagnosed with FAS/FAE. Fees may be paid by the state.

Renaissance Place
1853 8th Avenue
Huntington, WV 25703
Phone: 304-525-4673  Fax: 304-697-1280  
Contact: Kim Miller, C.A.C., Director
Residential treatment for women with their children.

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