North Carolina

FASD State Coordinator (NAFSC Member)

Janice White, MEd
FASD State Co-Coordinator
DD/TBI Prevention Program Coordinator
North Carolina Division of Mental Health/
Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse Services
3021 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-3021
Office: 919-715-5989
Fax: 919-715-2360
cell: 919-210-1477
E-mail: Janice.White@dhhs.nc.gov

Amy Hendricks
FASD State Co-Coordinator
Project Director
North Carolina Fetal Alcohol Prevention Program
11 Vanderbilt Park Drive
Asheville, NC 28803
Office: 828-213-0035
Toll Free: 1-888-810-2800
Fax: 828-213-0039
E-mail: amy.hendricks@msj.org

FASD State Website

http://www.ncpregnancy.org
http://www.FASDinNC.org

FASD State Resources

Community Resources and Family Support Groups

Children with Special Health Care Needs Hotline
1916 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1916
Toll Free: 1-800-737-3028

Disability Rights North Carolina
2626 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 550
Raleigh, NC 27608
Toll-Free: 877-235-4210
Phone: 919-856-2195
Fax: 919-856-2244
E-mail: info@disabilityrightsnc.org

Family Support Network of North Carolina
University of North Carolina, CB #7340
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7340
Toll Free: 1-800-852-0042
E-mail: fsp.cdr@unc.edu
Website: www.fsp.unc.edu
Local chapters offer information and referral for families with children who have special needs, ongoing support and information to families as their children grow and support groups for caregivers throughout the state.

Family Support Network of Western North Carolina
11 Vanderbilt Park Drive
Asheville, NC 28803
Phone: 828-213-0044
Website: http://missionhospitals.org/familysupport
Community Resource Guide: http://missionhospitals.org/resources

Families' Information Resources Support & Technology (F.I.R.S.T.)
PO Box 802, Asheville, NC 28802
Janet Price-Ferrell, Executive Director
Phone: 828- 277-1315 Fax: 828-277-1321
Toll-Free: 1-877-633-3178
Website: www.firstwnc.org
F.I.R.S.T. is a nonprofit, family driven organization dedicated to helping persons with disabilities to live included, productive lives as members of the community by supporting and educating their families to be their child's best advocate and the youth to adults to be self-advocates. F.I.R.S.T. serves Madison, Yancey, Buncombe and Henderson Counties.

First In Families of North Carolina
3109 University Drive
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-251-8368
E-mail: info@fifnc.org
Website: www.fifnc.org

Mental Health Services
North Carolina Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
Advocacy and Customer Service Section: 919-715 3197
DHHS CARE-LINE:
Toll Free English/Spanish: 1-800-662-7030
Local English/Spanish: 919-855-4400
7 a.m. to 11 p.m., 7 days a week including state holidays

Local Management Entities
Website: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/mhddsas/lmeonblue.htm
Local Management Entities (LMEs) are agencies of local government-area authorities or county programs-who are responsible for managing, coordinating, facilitating and monitoring the provision of mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services in the catchment area served. LME responsibilities include offering consumers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year round access to services, developing and overseeing providers, and handling consumer complaints and grievances.

North Carolina Early Intervention Services
1916 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1916
Phone: 919-707-5520
Website: www.beearly.nc.gov

Triangle Area FASD Support Group
Cary, NC
Phone: 919-265-3390
E-mail: kathyhotelling@gmail.com
Triangle Area FASD Support Group provides support for parents/caregivers of those with or suspected of having an FASD. Monthly meetings are free and confidential, with adjacent room for children to interact.

Diagnosis of FAS

Fullerton Genetics Center
11 Vanderbilt Park Drive
Asheville, NC 28803
Contact: Sally Bennett, MSW
E-mail: sally.bennett@msj.org
Phone: 828-213-1051
Alt. Phone: 888-810-2800
Fullerton Genetics Center has a multidisciplinary FASD diagnostic clinic with geneticist, genetic counselor, social worker, occupational therapist, speech therapist and family support specialist on the team.

Charlotte – Clinical Genetics Center Carolinas Medical Center
P.O. Box 32861
Charlotte, NC 28232-2861
Phone: 704-381-6810

Chapel Hill - Department of Pediatrics Division of Genetics and Metabolism – University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina, CB 7487
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7250
Phone: 919-966-4202

Durham – Dept of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics, Division of Genetics – Duke University Medical Center
P.O. Box 3528
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: 919-684-2036
Contact: Allyn McConkie Rosell, Ph.D., Genetic Counselor
E-mail: allyn.mcconkie@duke.edu
Website: www.pediatrics.duke.edu

Greenville – Department of Pediatrics, Division of Genetics - Eastern Carolina University, School of Medicine
Eastern Carolina University
Brody Building
7000 Moye Boulevard
Greenville, NC 27858-4354
Phone: 252-744-2525

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Medical Genetics
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Contact: Tamison Jewett, M.D.
Phone: 336-713-7573
Website: www.brennerchildrens.org/faculty/jewett-tamison.htm

North Carolina Teratogen Information Service/Pregnancy Exposure Riskline
Project Director: Amy Hendricks
Fullerton Genetics Center
11 Vanderbilt Park Drive
Asheville, NC 28803
828-213-0035
Phone: 1-800-532-6302
E-mail: amy.hendricks@msj.org
The North Carolina Teratogen Information Service/Pregnancy Exposure Riskline is committed to providing information about the risks of exposure that might affect the developing fetus (a teratogen). Specially trained staff members are available to answer questions and provide information.

Developmental Disabilities/ Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention Program Coordinator – North Carolina
Janice White, Med
Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse Services
3021 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-3021
Office: 919-715-5989
Fax: 919-508-0988
E-mail: janice.white@dhhs.nc.gov

Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina
3500 Westgate Drive
Suite 204
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-493-5414
Toll Free: 1-800-688-4232
Fax: 919-493-0723
Website: www.alcoholdrughelp.org
The Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina provides advocacy, information and referral services and public education regarding alcohol and drug use.

Alcohol /Drug Council of North Carolina/Perinatal Substance Use Project (PSU)
3500 Westgate Drive
Suite 204
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-493-0003
Toll Free: 1-800-688-4232
Fax: 919-493-0723
Alcohol /Drug Council of North Carolina/PSU Project provides screening, information and referral for women who are pregnant and/or parenting and substance using.

University of North Carolina Health Care's Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (ASAP)
University of North Carolina
1101 Weaver Dairy Rd, Ste 103
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone: 919- 966-6039
Toll Free: 1-888-457-7457
Fax: 919-843-6341
Website: http://www.med.unc.edu/alcohol/asap.html
ASAP offers outpatient treatment programs, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
ASAP treats addictions to all types of drugs through an individualized program utilizing cognitive behavior, motivational enhancement, and 12-step therapies. All major insurance, including Medicaid and Medicare, is accepted.

North Carolina Perinatal and Maternal Substance Abuse Initiative and CASAWORKS for Families

Residential Programs for Pregnant and Parenting Women includes programs for women who are: pregnant; or post partum; or mothers, and require a residential level of substance abuse treatment. Some programs are able to accommodate other children. Services typically include substance abuse treatment, life skills training, parenting education, child care, and transportation.

CASCADE at Durham/Community Choices Inc.
Perinatal Program
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-490-6900
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant and postpartum women, with children up to age 11.

CASCADE/Community Choices. Inc.
Perinatal Program
Charlotte, NC 28212
Phone: 704-336-4844
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant and postpartum women, with children up to age 4.

Crystal Lake Maternal
Lakeview, NC 28350
Phone: 910-245-4339
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant and postpartum women or women with up to two children under the age of 11.

PORT Human Services/Kelly House
Wilmington, NC, 28401
Phone: 910-251-5328
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant women.

Eastern Region Women's and Infants Project (ERWIP) at Walter B. Jones ADATC
Greenville, NC, 27834
Phone: 252-707-5033
This program provides Statewide, residential treatment for pregnant women, and women with infants less than 12 months. Pregnant women can stay up to 90 days. Women who have had prenatal care must bring all medical records with them.

Kinton Court/Perinatal
Raleigh, NC 27620
Phone: 919- 250-1536
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant and post partum (up to 3 months) women.

Mary Benson House
Asheville, NC, 28801
Phone: 828-252-5280
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant women and up to 2 children ages 6 and under.

Our House
Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910-521-1464
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant and post partum women (up to 12 months).

Sunrise Perinatal at Horizons
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Phone: 919-960-3775
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant and post partum women.

The Cambridge Place
Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919- 989-8114
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant women and postpartum women up to 6 months.

The Village/Perinatal
Winterville, NC 28590
Phone: 252-752-5555
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant women and postpartum women up to 2 years.

The Village/Maternal
Winterville, NC 28590
Phone: 252-752-5555
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for pregnant and postpartum women or women with up to two children under the age of 11.

CASCADE at Durham/Community Choices Inc., CASAWORKS
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-490-6900
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for women with children involved with Work First. Participants must be receiving cash assistance through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

CASCADE/Community Choices, Inc., CASAWORKS
Charlotte, NC 28212
Phone: 704-336-4844
Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for women with children involved with Work First. Participants must be receiving cash assistance through TANF.

Crystal Lake CASAWORKS
Lakeview, NC 28350
Contact: Lynda Alexander
Phone: 910- 245-4339
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for women with children involved with Work First. Participants must be receiving cash assistance through TANF.

PORT Human Services/ Searise CASAWORKS
Wilmington, NC, 28401
Phone: 910- 254-0701
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for women with children involved with Work First. Participants must be receiving cash assistance through TANF.

Kinton Court CASAWORKS
Raleigh, NC 27620-4049
Phone: 919- 231-5545
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for women with children involved with Work First. Participants must be receiving cash assistance through TANF.

Sunrise CASAWORKS at Horizons
Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Phone: 919-960-3775
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for women with children involved with Work First. Participants must be receiving cash assistance through TANF. Two apartments for women with alternate income (Child support, SSI) and Medicaid.

The Cambridge Place CASAWORKS
Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone: 919 989-8114
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for women with children involved with Work First. Participants must be receiving cash assistance through TANF.

The Village CASAWORKS
Winterville, NC 28590
Phone: 252-752-5555
This program provides Statewide, comprehensive residential substance abuse services for women with children involved with Work First. Participants must be receiving cash assistance through TANF.

Grace Court Transitional
Lumberton, NC 28358
Phone: 910 618 9869
This program provides Statewide, transitional housing for women with children. Women must have 3 to 6 months abstinence from alcohol and other drugs. Participants can stay up to 2 years.

The Julian F. Keith Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center (JFK ADATC)
Black Mountain, NC 28711-2526
Phone: 828- 257-6200
JFK ADATC is an 80-bed residential and detox/crisis stabilization treatment facility designed to meet the needs of alcohol and other drug dependent adults of the 38 westernmost counties in North Carolina. The facility treats chemically dependent consumers and also those who have a substance abuse and psychiatric diagnosis. The length of stay at JFK ADATC is variable and determined by individual need. We are part of a continuum of care that begins with the Local Management Entity/Local Provider who makes the referral to our facility. Admission is available to any adult consumer in the 38 county region regardless of financial resources or insurance status. JFK ADATC operates under the authority of the State of North Carolina through the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services.

R. J. Blackley ADATC
Butner, NC 27509-1626
Phone: 919-575-7928
The R.J. Blackley Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center is a 75-bed residential and detox/crisis stabilization treatment facility located on the campus of John Umstead Hospital in Butner. It is designed to meet the needs of alcohol and other drug dependent adults from the 26 counties from the North and South Central Regions. RJB ADATC houses the only state-operated opioid treatment program (OTP) for people with opiate addictions, such as heroin or methadone. Admission is available to any adult consumer in the RJB ADATC service area regardless of financial resources or insurance status. Referrals are made by Local Management Entities within the RJB ADATC service region. RJB ADATC is certified as a psychiatric hospital by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Walter B. Jones ADATC
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone: 252 830-3426
Hotline: 1-800-For-Baby
The Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center (WBJADATC) opened its doors in June 1969 as a 76-bed, short term, residential treatment center. The center serves 33 counties in the Eastern Region and five counties in the South Central Region. The Center provides treatment for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants and has an on-site maternal unit. The center has a Family Services Department under the supervision of a certified Marriage and Family Therapist, and all substance abuse counselors are either certified by the NC Substance Abuse Professional Certification Board or are working toward certification. Outcome studies conducted over the past several years consistently show that 70 percent of the Greenville centers clients are sober/drug free six months after discharge.