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The
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD) Center for Excellence was created in 2001. The FASD Center for
Excellence is operated by the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and serves as
an information and resource center regarding FASD. The web site is designed
to provide resources and information, to improve knowledge about FASD, and
to promote best practices. It also offers information to individuals,
families, and communities affected by FASD in an effort to improve quality
of life. SAMHSA also has a
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator. This locator helps people
find drug and alcohol treatment programs in their area.
National Clearinghouse
for Alcohol & Drug Information is a service of the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It contains links to current
alcohol- and drug-related information including publications on FAS. It also
contains research and statistics, as well as online forums and related
resources.
National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical
and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and
prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. This site has
publications and information including the brochure
Drinking and
Your Pregnancy, which is available both in English and
Spanish.
National Institute on
Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports over 85% of the world's research on the
health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA-supported science addresses
the most fundamental and essential questions about drug abuse. This site
offers publications, research, training, and resources related to drug abuse
and addiction.
March of Dimes
(MOD) works to assure that babies are born healthy. Through research,
outreach, education, and advocacy, MOD addresses issues such as prematurity,
low birth weight, and birth defects. MOD provides a health library with fact sheets on a variety of subjects
including FAS and the risks of drinking during pregnancy..
National Organization on
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) is committed to raising public awareness
of FAS, and to developing
and implementing innovative ideas in prevention, education, intervention,
and advocacy in communities throughout the nation.
The
Arc of the United
States is a national organization working to promote services and
supports for people with mental retardation and other development
disabilities. The Arc offers fact sheets and other resources pertaining to
disabilities including FAS and other prenatal alcohol-related conditions.
The Family Empowerment Network
(FEN) is a national resource, referral, support and research program
serving families affected by fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and other prenatal
alcohol-related conditions and the providers who work with them. FEN's
mission is to empower families through education and support. Members of FEN
include birth and adoptive parents, foster care providers, grandparents,
siblings, individuals with FAS and related conditions, extended family
members, and the providers who work with these families. There is no fee to
join FEN.
The Fetal
Alcohol and Drug Unit (FADU) is a research unit dedicated to the
prevention, intervention and treatment of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and
Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE). FADU's main goals are to conduct research on
fetal alcohol and drug effects across the life span, to disseminate
information, to provide consultation for persons of any age thought to be
affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol, and to provide training in human
behavioral teratology. This site has links to research projects and
findings, a list of support groups worldwide, and a list of upcoming
international FAS/FAE conferences, as well as other resources.
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