State Resources for West Virginia

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 FASD

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
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.

Statewide Services

March of Dimes
3508 Staunton Avenue SE, 2nd Floor
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 720-2229 Fax: (304) 720-6135
www.marchofdimes.com/westvirginia/
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.

The Arc of West Virginia
912 Market Stree
Parkersburg, WV 26101
Phone: (304) 422-3151
christina.smith@arcwd.org
www.thearcwv.org.

West Virginia State FASD Coordinator
West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities
350 Capitol Street, Room 350
Charleston , WV 25301
Phone: (304) 356-4796
Contact: Kathy L. Paxton, Director, Division on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
katharine.l.paxton@wv.gov