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Brain Injury Association of Missouri

Brain Injury Association of Missouri
Community Support Groups
 

MISSOURI
Branson
Meetings are the first and third Monday's of the month at 5:00 PM, at the Boys and Girls Club of the Ozarks, 1460 Bee Creek Road, Branson, MO.  For more information:  Call (417) 830-6356.

Cape Girardeau

*Meetings are the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m., at Healthpoint Plaza/SE Outpatient Rehab, 2126 Independence St. Contact: Cathy Tanksley (573) 651-5825 or (573) 986-4411.  

Columbia
*Meetings for survivors and families are the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m., at the Rusk Rehabilitation Center.  Contact: Lisa Scott (573) 817-4780.   

Fulton
*Fulton Support Group meets the last Tuesday of the month from 4-5 p.m., at Calloway Health Dept.  Contact:  Tyyna Bailey (573) 826-0200.  

Hannibal
*Meetings are held every second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., at the Marion County Services for the Developmentally Disabled. Contact:  Lisa Curtis at (573) 985-7121.  

Jefferson City
*Meetings are the last Monday of every month at 3:00 p.m., at the Independent Living Resource Center, 3620 West Truman Blvd.  Contact:  Sandy Barbour (573) 556-0400 or (877) 627-0400.  

Jefferson County/South St. Louis County
*Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., at the DRA Office, 420-B South Truman Blvd., Crystal City. Contact: Suzan Weller (636)931-7696 ext. 126 for more information.  

Joplin
*Meetings for survivors and families are the second Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m., at the Independent Living Center.  Contact:  Andrea Buening or Dan Rife at (417) 659-8086. 
*Other meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m., at St. John’s Rehabilitation Center.  Contact Bill & Penni Fallow (417) 782-1232.   

Kansas City
*The meetings are the second Tuesday, monthly at 7:00 p.m., at the Hillside Christian Church.  Contact:  Kathryn Dixon (816) 353-8754.
*Support Group meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m., at the Truman Medical Center-Lakewood.  Contact:  Dawn Tisch (816) 404-8426.
*Support Group meetings are the first Monday of the month, 5:00 p.m., at the Rehabilitation Institute.  Contact:  Michele Tietz (816) 751-7856.
*If interested in forming a new family support group, call Dr. Terrie Price at the Rehabilitation Institute (816) 751-7732.  

Rolla
*Peer Support Group meets on the last Tuesday of the month at Christ Episcopal Church from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.  Contact:  Deb Merrel, M.S. at (573) 364-6644.  

Sedalia
*The Sedalia Support Group meets the first Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m. at Bothwell Hospital, 3rd Floor Education Classroom.  Contact:  Nicole Davis (660) 827-9577.  

Springfield
*The Springfield Support Group meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m., at Lakes Country Rehab (Scenic & College).  Recreational activities are held the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m., at Lakes Country Rehab (Scenic & College).  Contact:  Marsha Rohrer (417) 862-1753 
*Other group meetings are the second Thursday of the month from 7-9 PM.  For more information contact Michael Baucom (417) 987-4233.

St. Charles
*St. Charles County Family & Survivor Support Group meets the second Thursday of the month, from 7-9 p.m., at St. Joseph’s Health Center, 300 First Capitol Dr., St. Charles.  Call (314) 426-4024 for more information.  

St. Joseph
*Meets the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m., 4420 S. 40th St. (MERIL).  Contact:  Lori Hansen at (816) 279-8558 or (800) 242-9326 for more information.  

St. Louis
*Brain Tumor Support Group meets the third Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Wellness Community, 10425 Old Olive Rd., Creve Coeur.  Contact: (314) 238-2000 for more information.
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Hydrocephalus Support Group, P.O. Box 4236, Chesterfield, MO 63006.  Contact: Debby Buffa, Executive Director, (636) 532-8228.
*St. Louis Family & Survivor Support Group meets the third Wednesday of the month from 7-9 p.m., at the BIA office, 10270 Page Ave., St. Louis.  Call (314) 426-4024 for more information.
*Stroke Support Group, SSM Rehab (314) 344-6460   

ILLINOIS
Belleville
*Brain Injury Support System for Southern Illinois meets the third Friday of the month at 10:00 a.m., at LINC, Inc., 120 East A Street, Belleville, IL.  Call Barbara Lea (618) 616-1700 for mor information.   

Collinsville
*Collinsville Support Group meets the first Tuesday of the month, at 7:00 p.m., at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, IL.  Call (618) 346-6641 for more information.  

Quincy
*Quincy, IL Support Group, now known as the Brain Trauma Awareness Organization Support Group, meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m., at Blessing Hospital.    Contact:  Margie Williams (217) 223-8566 or Karen Campbell (217) 223-5296.