MORGANTOWN — WVU Medicine Children’s and the IMPACT WV program have partnered to offer a new clinic for families with infants diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).

The NAS Follow-Up Clinic is held Wednesday afternoons at the WVU Health Sciences Center in Morgantown for children five and under. The multi-disciplinary team offers assessments and guidance on the topics of growth, development, nutrition, vision, dental, behavior, attachment and bonding, lactation, family planning, and more.

IMPACT WV is a program at the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities with a focus on improving the health and well-being of children diagnosed with NAS, women who have used or are currently using substances, and their caregivers. As part of the new clinic, IMPACT WV is providing patient navigation services along with social workers from WVU Medicine Children’s to share resources with families and connect mothers to recovery support.

Providers committed to the clinic include Lesley Cottrell, Ph.D.; Cody Smith, M.D.; Dami Kim, D.D.S.; Tammi Clutter, A.P.R.N., P.P.C.N.P.-B.C.; and Mary Beth Mandich, Ph.D, P.T. Patient navigation and service coordination is provided by Angela Poling, M.S.W., L.G.S.W.; Vicki Johnson, M.S.; and Mary Chafin, M.S.N., N.N.P.-B.C.

In addition to the new clinic, IMPACT WV has developed an online learning portal with self-paced trainings and resources to help educate families and providers on the effects of substance use on the family unit and child development. IMPACT WV is open for enrollment and will be offering direct aid for qualifying families to assist with basic needs, transportation, and dental care.

To learn more about IMPACT WV and the NAS Follow-Up Clinic, contact Program Manager Sue Workman at charlotte.workman@hsc.wvu.edu or 304-293-4692.

For more information on WVU Medicine Children’s, visit WVUKids.com. For more information on the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities, visit CEDWVU.org.