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Learn How to Start a Support Group
How to Start a Support Group (98 KB)Traumatic Brain and Spinal Injury Support Group
Come share your experiences, ask questions, or hear from others. Learn what resources are available to you in your community.
Location: Lake Area Hospital in the Ben Mount Boardroom
Meets on the last Wednesday of the month from 12:00-1:30 beginning on November 29, 2023
Attendance is free, but registration is required. Call 337-430-3263 to register.
Seeking support online can be very helpful. Whether you are an individual living with a brain injury or a caregiver, it helps to know you are not alone. Visit the website to find virtual support groups for you and your family. (scroll to the bottom to find nationwide groups)
Caregivers Coffee is for caregivers of those living with brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke.
It occurs monthly on the second Tuesday at 2:00-3:00.
Contact Roxane at rox807@brrehab.com to register. This is a free event, but registration is required.
This group is open to survivors and caregivers.
Meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 4:00-5:00pm
St. Anne Hospital (enter through the Main Lobby and follow signs to the large classroom)
For more information, contact Heather Barber at heather.barber@ochsner.org
Please join us for our monthly Stroke Support Group Meeting. We will
meet in the OLI Classroom behind the cafeteria.
If you will be joining us in person, please stop at security desk
to receive a temporary ID.
Contact: Mark Paxton, LOTR – Therapy Manager
SRHNorthShoreRehabBrainStim@selectmedical.com
985.218.4660
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If you plan to participate virtually, please visit
https://selectmedical.zoom.us/j/92524864453...
Zoom Meeting ID: 925 2486 4453
Passcode: 052842
The Brain Injury Caregiver Support Group meets online from 7:30 to 8:45pm (eastern time) on the Second and fourth Sunday of each month using Zoom Room Internet Conference Software.
Our Mission and Vision:
Our mission is to provide an effective forum for the exchange of ideas and peer-to-peer support that is tailored to meet the special needs of caregivers to the moderate-to-severely-brain injured.
Feel free to contact us for more information:
Tom Gallup 301-502-8420
tpgallup@comcast.net
Click or copy/paste this link to join the Zoom call.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8546290864?pwd=WklQcGQyU3FoUktUQjVrMWRXRmZ3QT09
Or Dial by cell phone: 1-929-436-2866
Meeting ID: 854 629 0864
Password: 547272
Support group for traumatic brain injury and/or spinal cord injury.
First Thursday of every OTHER month from 12 pm-1 pm:
January
March
May
July
September
November
Meets in the classroom at North Oaks Rehab Hospital. Feel free to bring your own lunch.
No registration is required.
For more information, contact Keri Thornton at thorntonk@northoaks.org or call 985-230-5709.
Meets on the first Tuesday of each month.
D.R.E.A.M.S. stands for Disability, Resources, Education, Activities, Management, and Services.
Sports and activities offered to children and adults in the Lafayette area.
The foundation has opened the D.R.E.A.M.S. Manufacturing Company to create jobs for individuals with special needs in the Lafayette community by baking and selling meat pies that can be found at grocers across Acadiana.
We welcome spinal cord survivors, caregivers, and professionals via Zoom the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Time: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. CST
Contact us at info@biala.org for details!
We welcome TBI survivors, caregivers, and professionals via Zoom the 1st Wednesday of each month.
Time: 1:00 p.m.-1:45 p.m. CST
Contact us at info@biala.org for details!
Contact: Red Thompson
Email: steverino3@cox.net
Dedicated to providing a comfortable arena for individuals with compromised cognitive and motor skills resulting from an acquired or traumatic brain injury.
Listen to Us Live is a weekly radio show on WHIV 102.3 New Orleans. Airing every Saturday at 11am Central, Listen to Us Live is hosted by journeyman Blues musician Red Priest to help promote awareness of the needs of Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors and the Acquired Brain Injury Survivors community.
Separate groups are held for individuals living with quadriplegia, those living with paraplegia, and family members/caregivers so that meetings can focus on the unique needs and challenges of each. Group meetings are led by two facilitators: a mental health professional and a peer with lived experience. Meetings are conducted in an open forum/conversational format and members are encouraged to raise topics and ask questions related to living with paralysis or caregiving that are of interest or concern to them.
Register Online.
Lake Charles, LA area hosts Diabetic, Genetic Disorder, Cancer, Sarcoidosis, and Stroke Support Groups
When: Fourth Tuesday of each month
Location: Shearman Conference Room - LCMH
Call for updated details
***Group is currently not meeting as of September 2023***
Meets online at 3:30 on the third Tuesday of each month
Contact: Stephen Carrier
Rehab Counselor
Touro LCMC Health
1401 Foucher Street | New Orleans, LA 70115
OFFICE(504) 897-8476
Email: Stephen.Carrier@lcmchealth.org
Blogs, resources, and support provided by a brain injury survivor.
Lafayette, LA area
Contact: Paul Bosworth
Email: pboswo1@gmail.com
Meets on the first Tuesday of each month
Facebook: AMAZE Brain Health Group | Facebook
Touro Rehabilitation Center offers specialized inpatient and outpatient programs for patients experiencing catastrophic injuries, neurological disorders and diseases such as Parkinson disease, stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury and post-cancer treatment complications.
When you visit an LCMC Health facility, you will get the care that is best for you and your family because we believe that shared beliefs and positive outlooks are what drive our exceptional care.
***Group is currently not meeting as September 2023***
New Orleans, LA area
Paralysis Action Coalition at Touro (PACT) is a support group for people with spinal cord injuries
Contact: Stephen Carrier
Email: Stephen.Carrier@lcmchealth.org
Northwest, LA area
Contact: Kathy Geyer
Email: kathygeyer@aol.com
Visit on Facebook: ThinkFirst of the Ark-La-Tex, Shreveport, LA | Facebook
Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Support Group of Northwest Louisiana | Facebook
We offer four core independent living services, deaf and hard of hearing services, employment services, transportation services, counseling case management services and personal care assistance services to people with disabilities.
Serves Southeastern Louisiana
2 locations:
2001 21st St.
Kenner, LA 70062
(504) 522-1955
Fax: (504)-323-0004
2644 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd. Suite 104
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225) 753-4772
Fax: (225)-372-7721
Baton Rouge, LA area
Contact: Roxane Bingham
Email: roxane.bingham@brrehab.com
*Cajun Crushers Information
Baton Rouge, LA area
Location: Greenwell Springs Library/First Wednesday/7:00pm
Contact: Toni Hamilton
Email: antonia.hamilton@brrehab.com