State Resources for Alaska

Alaska Center for Children and Adults
1020 Barnette Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: (907) 456-4003
Fax: (907) 456-6124
Toll Free: 1-866-456-4003
acca@acca-ilp.org
www.acca-ilp.org/Index.htm
Serves the Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Alaska Center for Resource Families
815 Second Avenue
Suite 101
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: (907) 479-7307
www.acrf.org
The Alaska Center For Resource Families (ACRF) was established to provide training, support, and information to Alaska licensed foster and adoptive parents. ACRF offers a variety of educational opportunities, onsite and distance delivery programs, for families who are wishing to become foster or adoptive parents and on-going training to meet the State of Alaska requirement for foster parents. ACRF has qualified staff in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau who conducts training, provides support and are available to answer questions. For families living in other areas, ACRF provides rural onsite training and telephonic support.

Anchorage Parent Education Group for FASD
Anchorage, AK
Phone: (907) 561-3701
Meetings are held the third Monday of each month during the school year from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Open to birth, foster, adoptive parents and relative caregivers.

Copper River Native Association
Copper Center, AK 99573
Phone: (907) 822-5241 x225
Contact: Gay Wellman, FASD Community Team Coordinator, gay@copperriverna.org
Serves the Copper Valley region.

FAS/E Parent Support Group
1035 Bellaine Road
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Phone: 907-479-6584
Contact: Vicki Horodyski, horodysk@ptialaska.net
Monthly support group meetings.

Frontier Community Services
43335 K-Beach Road, Suite 36
Soldotna, AK 99669
Phone: (907) 714-6648
Fax: (907) 262-4595
Contact: Vickie Tinker, FASD Community Team Coordinator, vtinker@fcsonline.org

FASD Diagnostic Clinic and Education/Prevention Services
Ketchikan Indian Corporation
2960 Tongass Avenue
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone: (907) 225-4061
Fax: (907) 247-0429
Contact: Jasmine Nelson, FASD Community Team Coordinator, jnelson@kictribe.org
Serves the Ketchikan and Saxman areas.

Kodiak Native Association
3449 Rezanof Drive East
Kodiak, AK
Phone: (907) 486-9841
Contact: Nancy Wells, FASD Community Team Coordinator
bonnie.donnelly@kanaweb.org
Serves the Kodiak Island borough.

March of Dimes
3209 Denali Street, Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 276-4111
Fax: (907) 276-3375
Toll Free: 1-800-478-5245
Contact: Debbie Golden, Director of Program Services, dgolden@marchofdimes.com
www.marchofdimes.com/alaska/
March of Dimes is dedicated to improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. They carry out their mission through research, services, education and advocacy.

Mat-Su Services for Children & Adults, Inc.
5000 E. Shennum Drive
Wasilla, AK 99654
Phone: (907) 352-1200
Contact: Teresa Sprague, tsprague@mssca.org
Serves the MatSu area.

Norton Sound Health Corporation
P.O. Box 966
Nome, AK 99762
Phone: (907) 443-3494
Contact: Cynthia Naugler, FASD Community Team Coordinator
Serves Nome and surrounding areas.

Sally Caldwell, LPC, MAC, CDCS
SEARHC Behavioral Health
3245 Hospital Drive
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 463-6646
mostlysunny@gci.net
Provides trauma-focused therapy & addiction counseling. The Behavioral Health program provides addiction intervention recovery groups, assistance to inpatient addiction treatment and case management. We also provide counseling and naltrexone for medical detox and early intervention on alcohol dependence. Provides wellness programs, including smoking cessation, nutrition, WIC, diabetes prevention.

Sitka Neurodevelopmental Clinic (SEARHC)
222 Tongass Drive
Sitka, AK
Phone: (907) 966-8616
Contact: David Sliefert , FASD Community Team Coordinator, david.sliefert@searhc.org

Southcentral Foundation
4320 Diplomacy Drive Ste 1500
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 729-4250
Contact: Michael Baldwin, FASD Community Team Coordinator, mrbaldwin@anmc.org
Serves the Anchorage Bowl Area.

Stone Soup Group
307 E. Northern Lights Blvd. #100
Anchorage , AK 99503
Phone: (907) 561-3701
Toll Free: (877) 786-7327
Contact: Tommy O’Malley, FASD Family Support Program Manager, tommyo@stonesoupgroup.org
www.stonesoupgroup.org/
Stone Soup Group exists to sustain the health and well-being of Alaskan children with special health care needs and their families. They provide information about community-based diagnostic teams, local agencies and programs that work with families, children and adults affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

Tok School District FASD Coordinator
P.O. Box 226
Tok, AK 99780
Phone: (907) 883-5151 x110
Contact: Leann Young, lyoung@tok.schoolaccess.net
Serves the Upper Tanana Region.

Tracy Pifer, Parent
23108 Sheltering Spruce
Chugiak, AK 99567
Phone: (907) 688-5375
Contact: Tracy Pifer, tjpifer@juneau.com

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, FASD Diagnostic Team
P.O. Box 528
Bethel, AK 99559
Phone: (907) 543-6100
Fax: (907) 543-6159
Toll Free: (800) 478-2642
Contact: Shane Welch, FASD Community Team Coordinator, shane_welch@ykhc.org
www.ykhc.org
This is a multi-disciplinary state approved diagnostic team. Diagnostic services provided to families of the YK Delta who have concerns about young people ages 5-17 specific to prenatal exposure.

Diagnosis of FASD

Fetal Alcohol Community Evaluation Services (FACES)
Fairbanks Regional Public Health Center
1025 West Burnett Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: (907) 452-1776
faces@acca-ilp.org
The Fairbanks Alaska multi-disciplinary FACES (Fetal Alcohol Community Evaluation Services) Diagnostic Team assesses and diagnosiss children between the ages of 5 up to age 14. Our direct providers include Speech and Occupational therapists as well as Pediatricians and Psychologists who do comprehensive evaluations on each child being evaluated for the team.

Juneau FASD Diagnostic Clinic
The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
320 Willoughby Avenue, Suite 300
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: (907) 463-7373
Contact: Ric Iannolino, Coordinator, riannolino@ccthita.org
Provides FASD diagnostic services to all citizens of Southeast Alaska. Eligibility criteria include: 1) A well documented history of prenatal alcohol exposure; 2) The client must have at least one person who is a consistent advocate and is willing to accompany the client to the clinic (examples: a parent, foster parent adoptive parent, close friend, spouse, legal guardian or agency advocate); 3) The parent or advocate must complete and submit the New Client Information Packet and release of information form(s) must be signed and records gathered before the assessment or a clinic date will be offered; 4)The client must be at least 2 years old; there is no upper age limit.

Providence Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Clinic
2401 E 42nd Avenue
Suite 306
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 562-9212
Contact: Ron Brennan, MD
www.providence.org/Alaska/TCHAP/neuro/Neurodevelopment.htm
The Pediatric Neurodevelopment Clinic at the Children’s Hospital at Providence provides neurodevelopmental assessment.

Southcentral Foundation/Alaska Native Medical Center FAS Clinic
4320 Diplomacy Drive
Suite 1500
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 729-2500 ext. 2
Fax: (907) 729-2525
Contact: Michael Baldwin, Clinic Manager, mrbaldwin@scf.cc
The clinic offers diagnostic services to those whom may be dealing with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), this includes support and referral services for the caregivers of those individuals and training for the providers. A pediatric psychologist provides testing for the children being seen by the FAS Diagnostic Team.

Advocacy

Alaska Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Surveillance Project
3601 C Street
Suite 358
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 269-8097
Contact: Jennifer Bisson, Data Manager, Jennifer.Bisson@alaska.gov
www.epi.alaska.gov/mchepi/ABDR
A surveillance project that provides reliable, valid, and timely information on the number of infants and young children affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Alaska.

Alaska Native Tribal Consortium, Division of Community Health Services (ANTHC)
4000 Ambassador Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 729-1900
Fax: (907) 729-1901
www.anthc.org/abt/org/chs/
The division’s staff monitors trends in deaths and illness, and develops comprehensive regional and community-based solutions for priority health problems. CHS provides technical assistance to communities and tribal health programs, and develops partnerships with other agencies for these purposes

Disability Law Center of Alaska
3330 Arctic Blvd.
Suite 103
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 344-1002
Fax: (907) 349-1002
Toll Free: (800) 478-1234
akpa@dlcak.org
www.dlcak.org
Disability Law Center (DLC) is an independent non-profit organization that provides legal advocacy services for people with disabilities anywhere in Alaska. The agency maintains an information Center in the Anchorage office which will include state wide resource manuals, disability rights information, benefits booklets, and reference materials related to disability law. The center is available to the public.

Prevention Programs, including Treatment for Women

Alaska Women’s Resource Center
505 West Northern Lights Blvd., #104
Anchorage, AK 99503
Phone: (907) 279-5000
www.akeela.org/awrc.htm
Akeelas Womens Outpatient Program provides general and intensive outpatient services to women who present with a variety of substance abuse issues. They attempt to meet their needs through an assessment to determine their level of addiction, the development of a treatment plan, group counseling, and one-on-one sessions. Because the program is specifically for women, they incorporate gender specific issues around relationships, parenting and related issues into their program.

Dena A. Coy Program, Southcentral Foundation
4501 Diplomacy Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 729-5070
Contact: Rebecca Davenport
www.southcentralfoundation.com/denaacoy.cfm
Dena A. Coy is a comprehensive FAS prevention program. It offers substance abuse and mental health treatment for substance-abusing women and is designed to allow women to remain in treatment throughout the duration of their pregnancy and 10 weeks postpartum. They also provide services to the children of these mothers.

Norton Sound Health Corporation
P.O. Box 966
Nome, AK 99762
Phone: (907) 443-3311
Fax: (907) 443-3139
nortonsoundhealth.org/
Prenatal support services and referrals for treatment; community education and training.

State of Alaska’s Office on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Division of Behavioral Health Prevention & Early Intervention, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
350 Main Street, Suite 214, P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811
Phone: (907) 465-4984
Contact: Genevieve Casey, genevieve.casey@alaska.gov
www.hss.state.ak.us/fas/
Alaska’s FAS project is a comprehensive, integrated effort encompassing prevention of all fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), intervention targeted to high-risk women, screening and diagnosis of children at risk of FAS/ARBD and improved service delivery to families/individuals affected by FASD.

Treatment Services for Affected Individuals

Project FACTS: Fetal Alcohol Consultation and Training Services
P O Box 756460
Homer, AK 99603
Phone: (907) 235-2544
Contact: Debra Evensen
debevensen@alaska.net
fasalaska.com/
The goal of this project is to provide statewide assistance, through training, technical assistance and support, to schools, individuals, families and communities working with children affected by FAS and other alcohol related disabilities. Services include consultation, education and training for the development of effective methods and strategies to teach and maximize learning in children prenatally exposed to alcohol. Services are available to public schools, private schools, pre-schools and parents who homeschool their children, as well as school administration and school boards. In addition, services will be available to other community agencies and individuals who work directly with affected children in settings outside of the school arena, such as infant learning programs, early intervention programs, child protective services, village councils, health professionals, mental health and social services workers, and the judicial system.

The Arc of Anchorage
2211 Arca Drive
Anchorage , AK 99508
Phone: (907) 277-6677
Fax: (907) 272-2161
info@thearcofanchorage.org
www.thearcofanchorage.org/
The Arc is the nation’s leading advocate for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families and the premier provider of the supports and services people want and need.

Statewide Services

Alaska FASD Coordinator
Prevention and Early Intervention Services, State of Alaska, Division of Behavioral Health
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811-0620
Phone: (907) 465-3033
Fax: (907) 465-1189
Contact: Diane Casto, Prevention and Early Intervention Services, diane.casto@alaska.gov

Alaska Office of FAS
350 Main Street, Suite 214
P.O. Box 110620
Juneau, AK 99811
Phone: (907) 465-4984
Toll Free: (877) 393-2287
Contact: Genevieve Casey, genevieve.casey@alaska.gov
health.hss.state.ak.us/fas/default.htm
Alaska’s FAS project is a comprehensive, integrated effort encompassing prevention of all Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), intervention targeted to high-risk women, screening and diagnosis of children at risk of FAS/ARBD and improved service delivery to families/individuals affected by FASD.

Arctic FASD Regional Training Center, University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage, Center for Behavioral Health Research & Services
3401 East 42nd Street, Suite 200/201
Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 786-6381
Fax: (907) 786-6382
arcticfasdrtc@uaa.alaska.edu
www.uaa.alaska.edu/arcticfasdrtc
Through training and education opportunities, and the dissemination of resources to providers and educators throughout the region, the Arctic FASD RTC seeks to increase FASD knowledge and practice competence among medical and allied healthcare practitioners and students.