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BIALA Resource Guide for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

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Caregiver Coffee Support Group at Shreveport Rehab Hospital

 Nationwide
1451 Fern Circle
Shreveport
Louisiana
318-232-8880

Support group for caregivers of those living with neurological or physical disabilities.

Meets on the Third Tuesday of each month at 2:00 PM

Location: 1451 Fern Circle in Shreveport

Christus Ochsner St. Patrick Outpatient Rehabilitation TBI/SCI Support Group

 Nationwide
4200 Nelson Road
Lake Charles
Louisiana
337-430-3263

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

Attendance is free, but registration is required. Call 337-430-3263 to register.

Hope After Head Injury

 Nationwide
Nation Wide

Hope After Head Injury exists to provide hope, community, support, encouragement, education, and awareness for brain injury. It is a huge community that provides various types of support.

Support Group meets virtually monthly.

Through online support groups, the Hope Survives Podcast, blog posts, and weekly live video broadcasts, survivors and caregivers are encouraged to never give up and to keep fighting.

Visit website for more information.

Lake Charles Memorial Health System-Support Groups

 Nationwide
1701 Oak Park Blvd
Lake Charles
Louisiana
(337) 494-3150

Lake Charles Memorial has a variety of education programs, training, and support groups that address the varying needs of patients, professionals, and physicians.

Stroke Support Group:

When: Fourth Tuesday of each month from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: 1701 Oak Park Boulevard

Call for updated details.

North Oaks TBI/SCI Support Group

 Nationwide
1900 S. Morrison Blvd.
Hammond
Louisiana
985-230-5709

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.

Northshore Rehabiliation Hospital Stroke Support Group

 Nationwide
64030 LA Hwy 434
Lacombe
Louisiana
985-218-4660

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

Northwest Louisiana Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Support Group

 Nationwide
Shreveport
Louisiana
318-226-0066

Brain and Spinal Cord Support Group meets monthly on the 1st Tuesday at 6:00 PM.

Location: Shreveport Rehab Hospital

Email: northlouisianabrainandspinal@gmail.com

Phone: 318-232-8880

Visit on Facebook: ThinkFirst of the Ark-La-Tex, Shreveport, LA | Facebook

Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Support Group of Northwest Louisiana | Facebook

Caregivers Coffee meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Shreveport Rehab Hospital.

Reeve Foundation Virtual Support Groups (SCI)

 Nationwide
Online Virtual Support

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.

Shreveport Rehabilitation Hospital

 Nationwide
1451 Fern Circle
Shreveport
Louisiana
318-232-8880

At Shreveport Rehabilitation Hospital, we treat many conditions including, but not limited to, amputations, brain injury, spinal cord injury, orthopedics, stroke, and neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Shreveport Rehabilitation Hospital offers patients and their families an unprecedented option for brain injury rehabilitation and spinal cord rehabilitation care in our beautiful, and comfortable state-of-the-art hospital.

Touro Brain Injury Support Group

 Nationwide
Touro Infirmary, 1401 Foucher St.
New Orleans
Louisiana
504-897-8476

Contact Stephen Carrier for information.

Contact: Stephen Carrier

Rehab Counselor

Touro LCMC Health

1401 Foucher Street | New Orleans, LA 70115

OFFICE(504) 897-8476

​Email:  Stephen.Carrier@lcmchealth.org