Resources

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention & Awareness

Educational tools:
INFANT MANIKINS - Lifelike manikins representing Caucasian and African American infants with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, prenatal drug exposure, and normal characteristics are available at no cost through 29 community placement sites statewide for use in educational outreach. They are ideal for teaching classes, and come with a kit of instructions. For information regarding how to borrow the manikins, contact us.

MISSOURI MODEL FOR BRIEF SMOKING CESSATION TRAINING - Sessions for health care professionals are being provided throughout the state at various times at no cost. These 4-hour trainings provide health care providers evidence-based interventions to help women quit smoking. For information regarding registration, contact us.

CHAPTER 191.725-191.745, RSMo., views substance abuse during pregnancy as a disease and focuses on getting women into a system of care.  It mandates assessment and counseling of all pregnant women regarding the effects of substance abuse in pregnancy, identifying pregnant women who are chemically dependent and providing priority for treatment and service coordination, addressing education needs of health care providers, and assessing the extent of prenatal substance abuse in Missouri. 

PERINATAL RISK ASSESSMENT FOR SUBSTANCE USE - Free downloadable form to assist health care providers in assessing a pregnant woman’s use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs. To view and/or download this form, link to MCFH-4.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNSELING – Free downloadable form for documentation that a pregnant woman has received counseling about the dangers of prenatal alcohol, tobacco and drug use.  To view and/or download this form, link to MCFH-3.

Toll-free numbers:
 
CENTRAL MISSOURI FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME (FAS) CENTER – A multi-disciplinary clinic that provides diagnostic, referral and follow-up services for individuals suspected of having an alcohol-related condition and their families. For information or to make a referral, call 800-634-6164 or 573-884-1345.

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, DIVISION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE – Referral to a treatment center. 800-575-7480.

MISSOURI TOBACCO QUITLINE - A toll-free, proactive telephone smoking cessation counseling quitline. 800-QUITNOW (800-784-8669). Any Missourian who uses tobacco and would like assistance with quitting will be provided, without charge, at least one counseling session and self-help materials. Missouri physicians can also call for free medical consultation on tobacco dependence treatment, as well as explanation of available quitline counseling services. For additional information, visit: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/SmokingAndTobacco.

                       
NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE – 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233)

TEL-LINK – Missouri’s information and referral telephone line for maternal, child and family health services.  800-TEL-LINK or (800-835-5465).

TERATOGEN INFORMATION SERVICES – A toll-free number with information abou the effects of exposure to substances or diseases that may influence the development of an unborn baby. 866-626-6847 .

SELF-GUIDED CHANGE intervention – Phone and mail intervention for women 18-44 who are not pregnant, but are concerned about their drinking habits. For free and confidential information, call 800-645-6164.

Websites:

Alcohol 101 Plus: Making Safe and Responsible Decisions on Campus

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

• ACOG's Behavioral Health-Drinking and Reproductive Health Tool Kit

• Clinician's Guide Drinking and Reproductive Health
• Patient Handouts Drinking and Reproductive Health Before You Get Pregnant
• Contracts
• If You're Pregnant
• If You Are Not Planning to Get Pregnant
• Is Someone Special Having a Baby
• My Plan for Alcohol
• My Plan for Birth Control
• Clinician Tools - Drinking and Reproductive Health Additional Screening and Intervention Tools
• Assess Readiness to Change
• Standard-Sized Drink Equivalents Card
• Strategies for Change
• Drinking and Reproductive Health CME Evaluation Form
• Drinking and Reproductive Health Tool Kit Order Form

• ACOG Smoking Cessation Homepage, click "here"
• New interactive perinatal smoking cessation clinic
• ACOG Resources for PATIENTS
• ACOG Information for PROVIDERS
• LINKS to more resources on smoking

Arc of the United States

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fas

FASD Center for Excellence

March of Dimes

Missouri Department of Mental Health

Missouri Institute of Mental Health

Missouri Teratogen Information Service (MOTIS)

National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS)

St. Louis Arc