State Resources for Michigan

MCFARES – Michigan Coalition for Fetal Alcohol Resources Education and Support (NOFAS Michigan)
44050 N. Gratiot
Clinton Township, MI 48036
Phone: 586-329-6722
Contact: Charisse-Kossu Kowalski, Co-Chair charisse@mcfares.org www.mcfares.org Provides prevention information via website, vendor events, speaking engagements; provides information regarding local resources; provides advocacy assistance to affected families; developed resource manual (MCFARES Big FASD Picture) available for sale (see website); provides support and information to affected families; hosts annual FASDay event; affiliated with support programs for parents (see Project S.A.F.E., Brunch Bunch, FaSAFASD Yahoo Group).

Diagnosis of FASD

Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Department of Genetics
3901 Beaubien
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: (313) 745-KIDS Toll Free: (888) 362-2500
Contact: Ellen Podeszwa, Coordinator
epodeszwa@dmc.org
www.childrensdmc.org/geneticandmetabolicdisorders
Using a multidisciplinary approach, the Division of Genetic and Metabolic Disorders at DMC Childrens Hospital of Michigan provides expert diagnosis, follow-up, treatment and counseling for infants, children and adults with genetic or suspected genetic disorders.

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Wayne State University
4201 St. Antoine St.
UHC 9B
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: (313) 577-9510
Contact: Michelle Caton
sjacobs@med.wayne.edu
Our mission is to study and find solutions for the etiology and treatment of serious and chronic mental disorders. These goals are achieved by an integration of basic and clinical research in a setting that fosters high quality education-training and superior clinical services.

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic Clinic at the University of Michigan Medical Center
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
First Floor, Reception D
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 232-1530 Fax: 734-936-6897
Contact: Tedi Milgrom, Clinic Coordinator fas-clinic@med.umich.edu The FAS Diagnostic Clinic at the University of Michigan Health System provides diagnostic services for children ages 18 and younger who were exposed to alcohol in utero.

Marquette General Hospital: Women and Children’s Specialty Clinic
580 West College Avenue
Marquette, MI 49855
Phone: 906-225-4777
Contact: Sue Britton, Coordinator
sbritton@mgh.org

Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center
1000 Hastings
Traverse City, MI 49686
Phone: 231-947-8110
Contact: Marybeth Novak, Coordinator
marybeth_novak@yahoo.com

Seminole Medical Center Department of Pediatric
461 W. Huron Street
Pontiac, MI 48341
Phone: 248-857-7245
Contact: Colleen Noble, MD

Southwest Michigan Children’s Trauma Assessment Center – WMU
1000 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Phone: 269-387-7073
Contact: Connie Black-Pond, Coordinator
ctac@wmich.edu

Spectrum Health Genetics Services
100 Michigan St. NE; MC 134
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: 616-391-2319 Fax: 616-391-1680
Contact: Ryan Rodarmer, MS, CGC, Coordinator ryan.rodarmer@spectrumhealth.org

SUPPORT GROUPS:

Alpena County

FASD Family Support Group
Meets 3rd Thursday of each month; 6:30 – 8 p.m., Thunder Bay Transportation Authority, 3022 US23 S, Alpena. Contact Mary Schalk at maryschalk@frontier.com or 989- 734-2877 for more information.

Eton County

Eaton County Foster Adopt Support Group
Meets 1st Thursday monthly, 6 –
8:30 p.m. Pot luck dinner at 6:00 p.m. Group/training at 6:30 p.m.
Childcare available. Charlotte Assembly of God Church, Charlotte, across from Meijer on M-50. Contact Michelle for more information at besa_93@yahoo.com.

Jackson County

Jackson County, Parenting Challenging Children
Meets 2nd Sunday of each month, 1 – 2 p.m. Cascades Fellowship CRC, 2390 W. High Street, Jackson, MI 49203. Monthly meeting includes family lunch, child care, crafts and videos for children and youth. Speaker occasionally scheduled. Contact Rev. Bob Devries or his wife Alice at 517-784-8034.

Kent County

West Michigan Support Group
Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7 – 8:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 47 Jefferson Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Contact Barbara Wybrecht, 616- 241-9128 or bmwybrecht@aol.com or Corry Tait, 616-878-1839 for more information.

Self-Advocates with and FASD in Action (SAFA)
Generally meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. The meeting is for adults age 18 and up who have an official FASD diagnosis. Contact Rob Wybrecht for more information, rob1195@yahoo.com.

Macomb County

Project SAFE (Supportive Activities for Everyone)
Generally on a Friday or Saturday evening from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at various locations in Macomb County. Families meet for pot-luck dinner followed by supervised play for the children and support group time for adults. Contact Charisse at Charisse@mcfares.org or 586-329-6722.

Brunch Bunch
Monthly, 2nd Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m., In Clinton Township, Contact Charisse at Charisse@mcfares.org or 586-329-6722 for location details.

Monroe County

Adoptive Moms Group
Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7 – 9 p.m.
Original Gravity, 440 County Street, Milan, MI 48160. Contact Theresa Light at Theresa.light@yahoo.com for more information as dates and locations sometimes change.

Ontonagon County

Birth Mother’s Network
Contact: Marion Doan
16763 M-38
Ontonagon, MI 49953
Phone:(work)906-229-6103 (home)906-884-491
mdoan@gccmh.org or mbdoan@jamadots.com
Marion is a birth mother & Certified Peer Support Specialist.

Washtenaw County

Ann Arbor Support Group
Meets 4th Wednesday of each month except November (meets 3rd Wednesday) and December (no meeting), 7 -9 p.m. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Education Center, Classroom #5, 5305 East Huron Drive. Contact Betsy for more information, betsysoden@juno.com.

Wayne County

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Caregivers and Families Engaged
Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, Wayne State University, Skillman Building, 100 East Palmer, Detroit, MI 48202. Contact Maureen Rashwan at 248 470-5469 for more information.

On-line Support
Families and Supports Affected by FASD:

groups.yahoo.com/group/FaSAFASD

Treatment Services for Affected Individuals

Eagle Village
4507 170th Avenue
Hersey, MI 49639
Phone: 231-832-7310, 2
www.eaglevillage.org/
Eagle Village provides treatment programs that utilize both traditional and non-traditional methods. The approach is child centered and family focused and incorporates cognitive, behavioral, family systems, and adventure-based theories and techniques.

Research and Advocacy

Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc.
4095 Legacy Parkway
Suite 500
Lansing, MI 48911
Phone: (517) 487-1755 Fax: (517) 487-0827
Contact: Crystal M. Grant, Staff Attorney cgrant@mpas.org www.mpas.org Represents students in special education cases.

Prevention

Central Michigan District Health Department
2012 E. Preston Ave.
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Phone: 989-773-5921 Fax: 989-773-4319
Contact: Pam St. John
pstjohn@cmdhd.org
www.cmdhd.org/main.htm
The mission of the Central Michigan District Health Department is to promote health and physical well-being by providing preventive health care, education and environmental safety to all members of the community.

St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
44405 Woodward
H-19
Pontiac, MI 48341
Phone: 818-233-1453
Contact: Yobany Pardo
ypardo@firststep.net

Mission Inn
www.arborcircle.org
1101 Ball Avenue Northeast
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
Phone: (616) 456-6571
Program Manager: Rachel Fox rfox@arborcircle.org
Mission Inn is a voluntary, comprehensive, community-based wraparound model serving impoverished families in West Michigan with infants and young children, ages 0-5, who are affected by substance abuse or HIV/AIDS.

Statewide Services

March of Dimes
27600 Northwestern Hwy., Suite 150
Southfield, MI 48034
Phone: (248) 359-1550 Fax: (248) 213-4923 www.marchofdimes.com/michigan 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.

Michigan State FASD Coordinator
Michigan Department of Community Health
109 West Michigan Avenue, WSB, 3rd Floor Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: (517) 335-8379
Contact: Debra Kimball, MSN, RN, State FASD Coordinator kimballd1@michigan.gov

National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption
16250 Northland Drive
Suite 120
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: 248-443-0306 Fax: 248-443-7099
Contact: Drenda Lakin, M.S.W., Director
www.nrcadoption.org/
Training and resource center (funded by the U.S. Government at the Spaulding for Children agency) on special-needs adoptions. It provides training and adoption support to families and professionals and publishes a newsletter, The Roundtable.

The Arc Michigan
1325 South Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48910
Phone: (517) 487-5426 Fax: (517) 487-0303 Toll Free: (800) 292-7851 lisa.hertzer@arcmi.org www.arcmi.org The mission of The Arc Michigan is to ensure that people with Developmental Disabilities are valued in order that they and their families can participate fully in and contribute to their community.

Local Community FAS Projects

Berrien County Health Department
769 Pipstone
P.O. Box 706
Benton Harbor, MI 49023
Phone: (269) 926-7121
Contact: Lisa Peeples-Hurst
bchd@bchdmi.org
www.bchdmi.org/

CARE (Community Assessment Referral Education)
31900 Utica Rd
Fraser, MI 48026
Phone: 586-541-0033 x128 Fax: 586-541-0034
Contact: Shelly Bania, FASD Program Coordinator/Prevention Specialist sbania@careofsem.com Provides education and prevention of FASD and community based FASD screening, diagnosis, and case managed interventions.

Community Action Agency
1214 Greenwood Ave
Jackson, MI 49203
Phone: 517-784-4800 Fax: 517-784-5206 Toll Free: 800-491-0004
Contact: Shelley Hawver
shawver@caajlh.org
Jackson County

Detroit Dept. Of Health and Wellness Promotion
1151 Taylor Street
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-876-4000 Fax: 313-876-0400
Contact: Sandra King
kingsa@health.ci.detroit.mi.us

Kent County Health Department
700 Fuller Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 632-7100 Fax: (616) 632-7083
Contact: Krisitina Paliwoda
kristina.paliwoda@kentcounty.org
www.accesskent.com/

Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority
1040 S Winter St.
Suite 1022
Adrian, MI 49221
Phone: (517)-263-8905 Fax: (517)-265-8237
Contact: Jackie Johnson, Coordinator
jjohnson@lcmha.org
www.lcmha.org/index.php
Lenawee County

Marquette General Health System
580 W. College Avenue
Marquette, MI 49885
Phone: (906) 228-9440
Contact: Sue Britton
sbritton@mgh.org
www.mgh.org/

Michigan Department of Community Health
201 Townsend Street
Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: 517-373-3740 Fax: 517-335-8822
Contact: Cheryl Lauber, Program Manager
lauberc@michigan.gov

Monroe County Intermediate School District
1101 S. Raisinville Rd.
Monroe, MI 48161
Phone: (734) 242-5799
Contact: Douglas Redding
redding@misd.k12.mi.us
misd.k12.mi.us/
Monroe County

Northeast Michigan Community Partnership, Inc.
3022 US-23S
Suite C
Alpena, MI 49707
Phone: 989-356-2880 Fax: 989-354-6939
Contact: Mary Schalk, Coordinator
maryschalk@frontier.com
Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency & Presque Isle Counties

Public Health Delta-Menominee
2920 College Avenue
Escanaba, MI 49829
Phone: 906-786-9639
Contact: Mary Claire Massi-Lee
mmassilee@phdm.org
Delta, Menominee Counties

The Guidance Center
15601 Northline Road
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: 734-785-7705 x7434 Fax: (734) 285-5419
Contact: Suzanne Apostolovski
sapostolovski@guidance-center.org
Wayne County

Other:

Carol Cole
Infant Mental Health
Early Childhood MA
SE Michigan
Phone: 734-484-4723
carol.em.cole@gmail.com
Consultation and training in a variety of settings.
Parent/professional. Concrete interventions with a personal touch.
A foster/adoptive parent of child with FASD, Carol provides training for educators, foster/adoption staff and parents. She is able to facilitate parent support groups for a variety of special needs and foster/adoption issues and discuss EEG neurofeedback information and support.

Karen Twa
Rapid River, MI
Phone: 906-225-7706
kltwa@mfire.com

Nancy Thompson
Phone: 764-242-5799×1616
thompson@misd.k12.mi.us
Monroe County

Michigan Treatment Information Line
Toll Free: 1-888-736-0253