FIND A SUPPORT GROUP
*During COVID19 quarantine we are offering a number of online “virtual” support groups. We offer weekly, bi-weekly and monthly support groups. Everyone is invited to participate- survivors, caregivers and friends. Contact kellymc620@gmail.com or contact the Support Group Leader. See below for which groups are meeting virtually and when. You do not have to be a member of a group to join their virtual meeting. The meetings are open to all!
Please see below for an alphabetized list of support groups in your county. Support Group information is subject to change. Please contact the support group before you attend a meeting for the first time or if you have not attended recently. Some groups may take breaks at different times during the year. Always ask to be added to their contact list. If you are interested in starting a support group and consideration for Brain Injury Association of Georgia affiliation please contact us.
Support Groups, which are volunteer-administered, provide an opportunity for those individuals and family members affected by brain injury not only to learn more about brain injury but to be present in a safe and encouraging venue to discuss the challenges they face.
Ask to be added to their email list to stay in touch with Group meetings, updates, social outings, guest speakers and BIAG news. If a change has been made or link is broken send an email to info@braininjurygeorgia.org
Support Groups accept all brain injuries. Others may be specific to the ABI (i.e. Stroke, Aneurysm, Aphasia, and Tumor) but may accept all brain injuries. Please call or email the Support Group contacts to confirm.
**PLEASE NOTE: Support Groups listed are for your information only and to assist you in locating a group near you. Support groups have been established and are run by persons with brain injury, family, professionals and/or staff from other organizations serving people with brain injury and do not necessarily reflect the views or official position of BIAG. As social media grows, so does the ability to locate groups on-line, Facebook … etc. Use caution with sharing personal information
Please see below for an alphabetized list of support groups in your county. Support Group information is subject to change. Please contact the support group before you attend a meeting for the first time or if you have not attended recently. Some groups may take breaks at different times during the year. Always ask to be added to their contact list. If you are interested in starting a support group and consideration for Brain Injury Association of Georgia affiliation please contact us.
Support Groups, which are volunteer-administered, provide an opportunity for those individuals and family members affected by brain injury not only to learn more about brain injury but to be present in a safe and encouraging venue to discuss the challenges they face.
Ask to be added to their email list to stay in touch with Group meetings, updates, social outings, guest speakers and BIAG news. If a change has been made or link is broken send an email to info@braininjurygeorgia.org
Support Groups accept all brain injuries. Others may be specific to the ABI (i.e. Stroke, Aneurysm, Aphasia, and Tumor) but may accept all brain injuries. Please call or email the Support Group contacts to confirm.
**PLEASE NOTE: Support Groups listed are for your information only and to assist you in locating a group near you. Support groups have been established and are run by persons with brain injury, family, professionals and/or staff from other organizations serving people with brain injury and do not necessarily reflect the views or official position of BIAG. As social media grows, so does the ability to locate groups on-line, Facebook … etc. Use caution with sharing personal information
Click on a county listed below to view more information.
* means they are offering a virtual meeting option
* means they are offering a virtual meeting option
Universities: Emory, *GSU, Mercer, UGA |
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Bibb
Macon Central Georgia Rehab Hospital 3351 Northside Dr Macon, GA 31210 |
Meetings held: Every 3rd Tuesday @ 6:00 P.M. You are invited to bring dish to share. Voluntary. We eat first.
Phyllis Dorn (478) 960-2804 dornphyllis@yahoo.com Rachael Devito rdevito100@windstream.net |
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Catoosa/Walker County
Rock Spring North Georgia Brain Injury Support Group Jimmy Simpson Foundation 9558 N. Hwy 27 Suite B Rock Spring, GA 30739 |
North Georgia Brain Injury Support Group
www.safehavensjf.org Meetings Held: Every 2nd Tuesday @ 6:00 PM Tina Lovern (706) 375-9530 tlovern@safehavenjsf.org |
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Chatham
Savannah Grey Matters Memorial Medical Center, Cardiac Rehab Conference Room, located on first floor in the Heart & Vascular Tower. |
Meetings Held: 3rd Wednesday of each month 5:30-6:30 PM
Our meetings provide support through engaging discussions regarding brain injury (ABI/TBI). Our support is for people who have experienced a brain or spinal cord injury. Family members and caregivers are always welcome. Contact us at 912-350-7274 or email us: greymatters912@gmail.com |
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Clarke
Athens Athens Support Group Saint Mary’s Hospital (5th floor, ADL room) 1230 Baxter Street Athens, GA 30606 |
Meetings Held: Every 3rd Monday @ 7:00 P.M.
Floretta Johnson (706) 353-1892 or (706) 389-3550 fbjohnson0521@att.net Janice Ward (706) 548-4397 |
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Clayton
Riverdale Miracles Happen Support Group Southern Regional Medical Center 11 Upper Riverdale Rd. Riverdale, GA 30274 |
Meetings Held: Every 2nd Tuesday @ 7:00 P.M.
Pat Buice (678) 773-4930 superhope@msn.com Tiki Carter (770) 402-4684 tiki4684@gmail.com |
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Cobb/Cherokee *Virtual Contact Kelly Campbell Marietta Unlimited Possibilities Support Group For all Brain Injuries (TBI/ABI) Kennestone Hospital – Outpatient Rehab Center 100 Lacy St. Marietta, GA 30066 Meetings Held: Every 1st Tuesday @ 7 P.M. View our Facebook Page here. Kelly Campbell (678) 677-2589 kellymc620@gmail.com |
Breakfast social every Friday at 10 AM, at IHOP, 1950 Cobb Pkwy NW, Kennesaw, GA 30152. All are invited.
VIRTUAL MEETINGS: Weekly
Monthly
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Dekalb/Emory
*Virtual Contact Pat Atlanta Emory Support Group Center for Rehab Medicine 1441 Clifton Road, R240 Atlanta, GA 30030 Free Parking in rear. Enter from front Clifton Road entrance of Rehab building, go to the right, hit the telecom speaker button and tell them you are attending the Emory Support Group. Meetings held on 2nd floor, directly across the hall from the rear elevator entrance |
Meetings Held: Every 2nd Tuesday @ 6:30 P.M.
Carl Griffith (404) 409-9339 Carlg1008acg@gmail.com Pat Gartrell (404) 401-3295 gar216@bellsouth.net Esther Connor (Enews) (404) 414-4971 no1uno9@hotmail.com |
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Dekalb/VA
Decatur VA Support Group VA Clinic 250 North Arcadia Ave. Decatur, GA 30030 |
A program designed to offer hope, support, and resources to brain injury survivors and their families and/or caregivers in hospitals and rehabilitation facilities. You can contact Jane Jackson at jane@braininjurygeorgia.org to request a peer visit for a veteran close to your heart through the Dekalb VA TBI Program.
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Emory/Young Survivors
*Virtual Contact Roger Emory University School of Medicine – Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Young Stroke Survivors Group – The Young and the Restless 3rd Thursday of every Month at 6:30 pm We welcome all Traumatic Brain Injury or an Acquired Brain Injury (STROKE), Survivors, and Caregivers. We are a young group, which means in how we think, versus age James B. Williams Medical Education Building, 650 Means Drive Atlanta, GA 30329, Room 153 A |
VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
3rd Thursday at 6:30 pm: The Young and Restless in Atlanta Young (at heart) Stroke/TBI Peer Engagement Group- https://zoom.us/j/99472545462 We also have a Facebook Page – “The young and the restless of Atlanta - young stroke support group” Roger L Brathwaite (678) 804-5995 roger.brathwaite@mac.com |
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Fannin
Blue Ridge Blue Ridge Support Group |
Meetings Held: Every 2nd Tuesday @ 6:00 P.M.
Carolyn Stepp (706) 492-5308 carolynstepp@etcmail.com View out Facebook Page here. |
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Floyd
Rome Rome Support Group For all Brain Injuries (TBI/ABI) Floyd Behavioral Health Windwood – main level conference room 306 Shorter Ave. Rome, GA 30165 |
Meetings Held: Every 3rd Thursday @ 6 P.M.
Stayce Van Gorp PT (770)713-2526) Svangorp@floyd.org Molly Burrows (706) 509-6608 moburrows@floyd.org |
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Forsyth
*Virtual contact Cassie Cumming Peace of Mind Brain Injury Support group Northside Hospital-Forsyth Bennett Education Center Bldg Meeting Room B 1400 Northside Forsyth Drive Cumming, GA 30041 |
Meetings Held: 2nd Thursday @ 7:00 pm.
Cassie Palmer (678) 822-3529 c58862@bellsouth.net Alicia Anderson chloesconnections@gmail.com |
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Fulton
*Virtual contact Art Fuller Atlanta BUCKHEAD area
Mild Brain Injury Support MBISG Peachtree Presbyterian Church 3434 Roswell Road Atlanta, GA 30305 http://www.mildbraininjurysupport.org/ Meetings Held: Every 2nd Thursday @ 7:00 P.M. Jean Kropa (770) 612-0612 Kropa@bellsouth.net |
VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
2nd Thursday at 6:30 pm: The Mild Brain Injury Support Group-https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9214503526 Art Fuller art_full@yahoo.com |
Fulton
Alpharetta
Currently Not meeting
North Fulton Support Group NFSG
If anyone is interested in starting a support group in the North Fulton/Alpharetta/Cumming area, please contact Kelly at kellymc620@gmail.com who is the Support Group Liaison, or info@braininjurygeorgia.org
Alpharetta
Currently Not meeting
North Fulton Support Group NFSG
If anyone is interested in starting a support group in the North Fulton/Alpharetta/Cumming area, please contact Kelly at kellymc620@gmail.com who is the Support Group Liaison, or info@braininjurygeorgia.org
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Fulton
*Virtual contact Mark Roswell Seminole Spirit, A Speech Language Improvement Group We are a Toastmasters Speech Craft Group to help survivors improve their speech language articulation, which may include videotaping speeches. North Brook Methodist Church House 50 Houze Way Rd Roswell, GA 30075 |
Meetings held: 1st, 3rd, 5th Fri @ 12:00-2:00 PM.
Bring a lunch. Please Contact Support Group Leaders to confirm Meeting dates and agenda. Ask to be added to their email list. VIRTUAL MEETINGS Mark Halvorsen (404)434-7452 Seekinmotion2015@gmail.com Alex Hill (404) 514-5043 ahillga@yahoo.com View our Facebook Page here. View our agenda here. |
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Glynn
Brunswick and Golden Isles “brainREconnect” Brain Injury Support Group – ABI/TBI Support Group for Life after Stroke or Brain Impairment. (ABI/TBI) Outpatient Rehabilitation Care, Center Conference Room, 2600 Wildwood Drive, Brunswick, GA 31520 |
Meetings Held: 4th Wednesday of each month 2:30 – 4:00PM
Information: 912-466-5399 or paul.trumbull@sghs.org |
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Gwinnett
Suwanee New Beginnings Brain Injury Support Group Annandale Village – Patricia M. Brown Center for Programs 3500 Annandale Lane, Suwanee, GA 30024-2150 |
1st Friday of every month: 1:30-3:00 p.m.
(Caregivers meet separately) Vickie Thomas 770-945-8381 vickie.thomas@annandale.org Sue Edmonds 404-403-3963 bkdemo@mindspring.com |
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Lowndes
Valdosta Head Injury and Stroke Support Group South Georgia Medical Center 2501 North Patterson St. Valdosta, GA 31602 |
Meeting Location: Pearlman Cancer Center Conference Room Meetings Held: 2nd Tuesday of each month 6-7 PM (finger foods/snacks provided).
209 Pendleton Drive, Valdosta, GA (Next to the hospital) View our website here. Tina Miller (229)259-4292 Tina.miller@sgmc.org |
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Muscogee
Columbus Columbus Brain Injury Support Group Contact Kay Jones for meeting details. 706-325-2386 |
Brain Injury (ABI/TBI) Support Group and Stroke Support Groups meet at different times.
Meetings held – Call Kay Jones to confirm location and times. 706-325-2386 TBI/ABI (Traumatic Brain Injury and Acquired Brain Injury (Stroke): Piedmont Columbus Midtown Tuesday 2 PM St. Francis – Emory Healthcare – Thursday 2 PM Stroke: Northside Medical Center – Sunday @ 3 PM Kay McCoy Jones: Home (706) 565-9298 Cell (706) 325-2386 Kaymccoy3@hotmail.com |
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Newton/Rockdale
Conyers The Disabled Adults and Caregivers Fellowship (DAAC) Conyers Presbyterian Church 911 Main Street Conyers, GA 30012 |
Meetings Held: 3rd Monday of each month – Meal/social 7:00 PM, Program 7:30 PM
Delores McDonald (770) 981-8424 or Cell (404) 985-3156 dbdjill@comcast.net |
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Richmond
*Virtual contact Patty or Marti Augusta Augusta Brain Injury Support Group NeuroRestorative of GA 2501 Center West Parkway Augusta, GA 30909 Meetings Held: Every 2nd Thursday @ 6 P.M. Patty Goolsby (706) 737-9300 or (706) 840-9676 Patty.goolsby@thementornetwork.com Les Paul Morgan (803) 279-9611 or (803) 426-6356 mycometpatrol@bellsouth.net (Note: Les also leads a group in No. Augusta, SC. Contact Les for info) |
VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
2nd Thursday at 6 pm: Augusta Brain Injury Support Group-https://zoom.us/j/6786772589. Marti Hanson (706)736–6465 LoysMartina.Hanson@neurorestorative.com |
Spalding/Lamar/Upson
Griffin/Barnesville/Thomaston
If anyone is interested in starting a support group please contact BIAG.
If you need to speak to someone (peer phone support) contact:
Mark and Sharon Huey (770) 467-0365 leave a message or email sharonhuey@bellsouth.net
Griffin/Barnesville/Thomaston
If anyone is interested in starting a support group please contact BIAG.
If you need to speak to someone (peer phone support) contact:
Mark and Sharon Huey (770) 467-0365 leave a message or email sharonhuey@bellsouth.net
Thomas
Thomasville
“Hope” Southwest Georgia Support Group
Vicky will offer help via phone.
Vickie Gipson (229) 224-1680
vickygipson35@yahoo.com
Thomasville
“Hope” Southwest Georgia Support Group
Vicky will offer help via phone.
Vickie Gipson (229) 224-1680
vickygipson35@yahoo.com
Toombs
Lyons
If anyone is interested in starting a Support Group contact BIAG: 404-712-5504.
Lyons
If anyone is interested in starting a Support Group contact BIAG: 404-712-5504.
Universities:
Georgia State University
BrainSignal Peer Support Meetings
Isabella Paredes
isabellaparedes99@gmail.com
VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
Every other Saturday 12:30-2:30 pm through Google Meet
meet.google.com/azz-rdpk-bbo
Our mission at BrainSignal is to foster a support system for people affected by brain injury. We are able to fulfill this by having guest speakers lecture at our Research seminars, enlisting students and survivors in our Buddy Program, and hosting bi-monthly Peer Support meetings, which are essentially brain injury support groups. The focus of the peer support meetings is to provide safe spaces for individuals affected by brain injury where they can connect with one another. We also have guest speakers at some Peer Support meetings as well.
Georgia State University
BrainSignal Peer Support Meetings
Isabella Paredes
isabellaparedes99@gmail.com
VIRTUAL MEETINGS:
Every other Saturday 12:30-2:30 pm through Google Meet
meet.google.com/azz-rdpk-bbo
Our mission at BrainSignal is to foster a support system for people affected by brain injury. We are able to fulfill this by having guest speakers lecture at our Research seminars, enlisting students and survivors in our Buddy Program, and hosting bi-monthly Peer Support meetings, which are essentially brain injury support groups. The focus of the peer support meetings is to provide safe spaces for individuals affected by brain injury where they can connect with one another. We also have guest speakers at some Peer Support meetings as well.
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