Traumatic Brain Injury Resources
FIND A SUPPORT GROUP NEAR YOU
We are currently in the process of adding support groups to our site. Please check back as new groups are added. You can still visit our partner Brainline.org to search for local resources or refer to the additional organizations listed below.
If you are interesting in attending one of the below groups, we recommend you contact them first to ensure that the below information is still up to date.
Alabama
Recreational Support Group in Daphne County for TBI and SCI Meetings are held at 10 am on the first Thursday of the month at Thomas Medical Center. Teresa Roberts: 251-246-5003 Joy Peters: 251-626-6337 Recreational Support Group in DeKalb County for TBI and SCI The group meets alternating months on the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm. Call for meeting location. Sandy Kiplinger: 256-498-1023 Renee Hathcox: 1-800-671-6834 Recreational Support Group in Dothan County for TBI and SCI This group meets at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital at 6 pm on the second Thursday of the month. Terry Causey: 334-983-9774 Recreational Support Group in Florence County for TBI and SCI This group meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 6 pm. Dogwood Terrace Apartments’ Community Room 1502 Marlborough Road, Florence, Alabama Debi Dean: 256-383-5005 Recreational Support Group for TBI and SCI The group meets at 6:30 pm on the second Thursday of the month Gadsden Regional Medical Center, 300 Building John Hicks: 256-413-8373 Recreational Support Group in Hoover for TBI and SCI Patients This group meets at 6 pm on the third Thursday of the month. Patton Ridge Apartments 2122 Rocky Ridge Road, Hoover, Alabama. Caregivers are invited to meet in one room while patients meet in the adjoining room and plan activities. Pat Motley: 205-594-4992 or 1-800-433-8002 or patriciamotley1@earthlink.net Huntsville Support Group This group is associated with the Alabama Head Injury Foundation and meets every month except July and August. Meetings are at 6 pm on the third Tuesday of the month Huntsville HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital’s Recreation Room. Alabama Brain Injury Foundation 1-800-433-8002 or Sandy Kip@juno.com Recreational Support Group in Mobile for TBI and SCI This group meets weekly. Meetings are held from 10 am to 2 pm on the first, second, and third Tuesdays of the month and on the fourth Monday. Regency Church of Christ 501 South University Blvd., Mobile, Alabama Lucy Haynes: 251-666-2052, Teresa Roberts: 251- 246-5003, Ron Haynes: 251-478-2112 Recreational Support Group in Montgomery County for TBI and SCI This group meets the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm. HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital Narrow Lane Road Montgomery, Alabama Holli Driver: 334-290-0646 Recreational Support Group in Opelika County for TBI and SCI This group meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at noon. Achievement Center 510 West Thomas Circle Opelika, Alabama. The group serves the Auburn/Opelika area. Holli Driver: 334-290-0646 Recreational Support Group in Robertsdale County for TBI and SCI The group meets the third Thursday of the month at 10 am. Robertsdale Church of Christ Teresa Roberts: 251-246-5003 Joy Peters: 251-626-6337 Stroke and TBI Support Group in Wallingford County This group meets every month except for July and August. Meetings are held on the first Saturday of the month from 2- 4 pm. Emma’s Place Wallingford, Alabama. Dick Marceau: 747-6973Alaska
Access Alaska in Anchorage 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. 1217 E. 10th Street (former Neighborhood Health Clinic) Frank Box: 907-248-4777 Access Alaska in Fairbanks 1st and 3rd Monday of each month from 5:30-7 p.m. 526 Gaffney Road, Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 907-479-7940 Email: adelaune@accessalaska.net Homer Support Group Every Tuesday 1 p.m. Cathy Singley with Thoughtful Therapies 1044 East End Road Phone: 907-235-6226 Email: handleofhomer@yahoo.com Juneau Support Group First Wednesday of each month, 3:30-5 p.m. Division of Vocation Rehabilitation (DVR) 10002 Glacier Highway Glacierview Conference Room Margie Thomson: 907-796-6465 Email: mwthomson@uas.alaska.edu Ketchikan Support Group 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 5:30-7 p.m. 1016 Water Street, Senior Center Pat Chapman: 907-617-5704 Email: patchapman@peacehealth.org Kodiak Support Group 2nd and 4th Wednesday every month, 6 p.m. Springhill Hall, St. Pauls Church 3077 E. Rezanof Drive Kathy Larson: 907-486-0296 Email: kodiaktbisupport@hotmail.com Mat-Su Support Group 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at 4 p.m. Mat-Su Health Services 1363 W. Spruce Ave, Wasilla Brian Galloway: 907-357-2588 or 907-376-2411 Email: bgalloway@accessalaska.org Soldotna Support Group Last Tuesday of every month, 6-8 p.m. Independent Living Center Kalifornsky Road Arelen Jasky: 907-262-4955 Email: ajasky@accessalaska.orgArizona, Arakansas, California
Mid-Peninsula Brain Injury Peer Support Group Select Saturdays 1-2:30 p.m. Stanford Hoover Pavilion, Room 308 211 Quarry Road, Palo Alto Phone: 650-319-6110 Email: stanfordbraininjury@gmail.com Website: http://ssbi.stanford.edu Brain Injury Peer Support Group (formerly known as MBI) Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bascom Community Center, Community Room (downstairs) 1000 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA Email: vmcpeersupport@scvmcrehab.org Phone: 408-885-2397 TBI Matters (Educational/Outreach Group) Held quarterly with dates TBA from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Services for Brain Injury 60 Daggett Drive, San Jose, CA Note: Clinicians and Community partners are also welcome Email: vmcpeersupport@scvmcrehab.org Phone: 408-885-2397New Jersey
DAWN Support Group 3rd Thursday of every month from 6-8 p.m. 66 Ford Road, Suite 121 Denville, NJ 07834 Phone: 973-625-1940 x220ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Brain Injury Association of America
Brain Injury Association of Canada
Brain Injury Australia
Brain Injury New Zealand
Brainline
Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
European Brain Injury Society
Headway UK
Indian Head Injury Foundation
International Brain Injury Association
Lash and Associates
Medline Plus
Model Systems Knowledge Translations Center
National Association for State Health Injury Administrators
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
North American Brain Injury Society
Safe Kids Worldwide
The Bob Woodruff Family Foundation
The Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and TBI
ThinkFirst
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