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The Brain Injury Association of Washington welcomes
everyone to attend a local support group.
NOTE: For Veteran
Specific Resources, Click Here
Why Attend a Support Group Meeting?
The purpose of a support group is
to learn more about brain injury and available services by meeting
with others who are facing or have faced similar challenges. The
essential elements of a support group are:
- Gather information
- Share common needs and strengths
- Provide a place to meet new friends and find new
connections in the community
- Provide a safe place to find courage and take risks
- Provide an opportunity to socialize
- Provide an environment where positive and negative
views can be expressed without being judged
BIAWA Regional
Support Groups
Bellevue/Eastside:
1st and 3rd Mondays of each month, 2:00 3:30 p.m.
Highland Community Center, 14224 Bel-Red Road, Bellevue
Contact: Co-facilitators Linda R Khosraw at (425) 820-0204
and Michael Given - (425) 246-4215
Bellingham:
Evening Group: 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
St. Joseph Hospital, South Campus Rehab Center Conference Room,
Bellingham
Contact: Gary Nelson at (360) 656-6195
Bellingham Day Group:
1st Saturday of each month, 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Health Support Center, 1210 Indian Street, Bellingham
Contact: Victoria Wick at (360) 398-9110
Bremerton/Kitsap:
2nd Thursday of each month from 3:00 4:30 pm
Harrison Silverdale Medical Center, 1780 Myhre Road (flagpole
entrance), Silverdale
4th Wednesday of each month 4:30 6:00 pm
Harrison Green Mountain Rehab Center, 2625 Wheaton Way, Suite A,
Bremerton
Contact for both groups: Janice Worman OTR/L at (360) 475-6480
Colville - Stevens County:
1st Tuesday, 6:00 pm 8:00 pm
Mount Carmel Hospital, 982 East Columbia, Colville
Contact: Craig Sicilia at (509) 218-7982
http://tbisurvivorsnetwork.ning.com/events/colville-brain-injury-support
Eastern Washington/North
Idaho
Veterans Brain Injury Support Group:
4th Thursday of each month, 6:30 8:30 PM
Spokane County Library 12004 East Main, Spokane Valley
Contact: Ron Grigsby at (208) 659-5459 or Craig at (509) 218-7982
Lewis County:
1st Tuesday, 5:00 pm game night
2nd Tuesday, 5:00 pm social group
3rd Tuesday, 5:00 pm study group
4th Tuesday, 5:00 pm social group
Providence Chehalis Hospital, 500 SE Washington, Chehalis
Contact: Larry Carroll at (360) 864-4341 or Ann Grabhorn at (360)
983-3166
Moses Lake:
Telephone Support only, 9:00 am 5:00 pm.
Contact: Rick at (509) 765-5435
Olympia:
2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:00 7:30 pm,
Providence St. Peter Hospital Campus, Emilie Gamelin Pavilion, Third
Floor Classroom, 410 Providence Lane, Olympia
Contact: Pat Gabrielse at (360) 493-4432
Puyallup:
1st and 3rd Thursdays from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Good Samaritan Hospital in the Mt. Rainier Room, Puyallup
Contact: Sheri and Ed Van Veldhouse at (253) 841-9635 or
sherivanv@yahoo.com
Quad Cities:
2nd Saturday of each month, 9:00 am
Tri State Memorial Hospital 1221 Highland Avenue, Clarkston
Contact: Deby Smith at (509) 758-9661
biaqcdeby@earthlink.net
San Juan County:
Telephone Support only, 8:00 am 6:00 pm.
Contact: Andrea Simmons at (360) 378-9541
Seattle/Cherry Hill:
4th Thursday of the month from 1:00pm-3:00pm
Casey or Mother Joseph Room, inside the cafeteria, at Swedish
Medical Center/Cherry Hill Campus 500 17th Ave, Seattle
2nd Thursday of the month from 1:00-3:00 pm
Frontier Room restaurant in the Belltown area of Downtown Seattle,
2203 1st Ave (near the corner of 1st & Blanchard)
Contact for both groups: Doris Andrechak, MC, CRC at (206) 784-6820
or Zsche Navarre at (206) 818-2050Z
http://cherryhillsupportgroup.blogspot.com/
Seattle/Wallingford:
3rd Tuesday of each month, 4:00 5:30 pm,
Room 202, Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside N, Seattle
Contact: Janet Novinger at (206) 547-2526
Sequim/Port Angeles:
4th Tuesday of each month, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
VFW site at 169 East Washington Street, Sequim, WA 98382 at least
until Summer 2009 because the Sequim Library is being remodeled,
Contact: Kurt Rittenmyer at (360) 683-8901
Skagit Valley:
2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Skagit Valley Hospital, San Juan Room across from Cafeteria, Mt.
Vernon, WA
Contact: Charles Yahnke at (425) 328-7424.
South Snohomish County:
3rd Thursday of each month, 7:00 9:00 pm,
Stevens Hospital, 21601 76th Avenue W, Edmonds, WA
West side of the cafeteria on the 2nd floor of the main hospital
building
Contact: Jeff Slater at (425) 466-0900 or Lou Nash at (425) 776-7264
Spokane County Brain Injury
Support Group:
4th Wednesday of each month, 6:30-8:30 pm
Spokane County Library, 12004 East Main, Spokane Valley
Contact: Craig Sicilia at (509) 218-7982
Spokane continued:
TBI Survivor Support Group
2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S Cowley Street, Room 200
Spokane
Contact: Craig Sicilia (509) 218-7982 and Gloria Malmoe (509)
251-4342
Family & Care Giver Brain
Injury Support Group:
4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S Cowley Street, Room 200
Spokane
Contact: Gloria Malmoe at (509) 251-4342
TBI Self Development
Workshops:
2nd and 4th Tuesdays 11:00 am 1:00 pm
Downtown Public Library, 900 West Main Spokane
Contact: Craig Sicilia at (509) 218-7982
Education Transition
Brain Injury Support Group:
For current schedule, please call:
Contact: Craig Sicilia at (509) 218-7982 or
Web page:
http://www.biawaspokane.org/
Stanwood-Camano
Island-North Snohomish County:
3rd Monday of each month, 6:30 8:00 pm
Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th Street NW, Stanwood
Contact: Karen Furney at (425) 268-2934
Tacoma:
2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 7:00 9:00 pm
TACID Center, 6315 South 19th Street, Tacoma
Contact: Penny Condoll (253) 426-5735 or email
tbisg@comcast.net
Web site:
https://home.comcast.net/~tbisg/
Tri Cities:
1st Wednesday of each month, 7:00 pm,
The Neurological Resource Center, 712 Swift Blvd, #1, Richland
Contact: (509) 943-8455 or
tnrc@kadlecmed.org
Vancouver:
2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 2:00 pm
disAbility Resources of Southwest Washington, 2700 NE Andresen,
Suite D5, Vancouver
Contact: Cacy Lee at (360) 694-6790 or e-mail:
disabilityresources@darsw.com
Website:
www.darsw.com
Walla Walla:
Monthly Phone Conferences and meetings every other month in person
at St. Marys hospital, Walla Walla Contact: Craig Sicilia at (509)
218-7982
Wellpinit Tribal Brain
Injury Support Group:
2nd Monday of each month closed to tribal residents only
Contact: Craig Sicilia at (509) 218-7982 or call Jack Louie,
Wellpinit Human Services, (509)458-6500
Website:
www.spokanetribe.com
Whidbey Island
Coupeville:
1st Monday of each month, 6:30 8:30 pm,
Whidbey General Hospital Board Room.
Contact: Arlene/Allen House at (360) 678-5392 or e-mail
rwriter2000@comcast.net
Whitman County Brain Injury
Support Group:
Pullman Regional Hospital, Pullman, meeting times vary, please call
for details
Contact: Sha Peterson at (509) 747-6166
Yakima:
3rd Wednesday of each month, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm,
Yakima Regional Medical & Cardiac Center, 110 S 9th Avenue, Yakima,
5th Floor Conference Room
Contact: Teresa Shervey 509-573-3481 or
emailteresa.shervey@hma.com
NOTE: This group does not meet in July or August
PROVIDED BY OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS
A bulletin board/discussion group
has been started for and by persons who have survived a brain injury
at:
http://danw10923.proboards61.com/index.cgi?board=general
Seattle hydrocephalus Group. We meet the third
Saturday of each month in the Casey Room at Swedish Hospital's
Providence Campus at 17th & Jefferson. The room is located in the
dining room on the main floor. We meet from 1-3 pm & welcome
friends, families & those living with hydrocephalus. Our contact
information follows: Kim Andersen 206-324-4084 and Diana Pozzi
206-282-6107
Aspergers NW support group
Central Washington Disability Resources
422 N. Pine Street, Ellensburg.
For individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries or similar disorders:
2nd Monday of every month, Noon - 1:30 p.m. Bring brown bag lunch.
4th Thursday of every month, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Coffee and support.
3rd Wednesday of every month, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Caregiving and family
support issues.
Childrens Hydrocephalus support group
Contact: Lori Poliski/Paul Gross
425-482-0470
Cerebral Palsy Association of Pierce County: TACID Center,
6315 S. 19th St. Tacoma. Contact: Kathryn Fischer at
253-584-2261 for date and time email:
Click Here to Email
OTR/L, SibShop Coordinator at Good Samaritan Hospital, 402 15th
Ave. S.E., Ste. 100, Puyallup, WA 98372. We welcome all typically
developing brothers and sisters, kids and teenagers who have a sib
with a disability or chronic health condition. To register,
call Colleen at 253-697-5225. For Sibshop questions, call Raphielle
Chynoweth at 253 848-6661, ext. 5245. Email Raphielle
by
clicking here
Seattle Childrens Home
2142 10 Ave W. 206-283-3300
Karen Roe 206-782-2232
Seattle, WA.8119
Spokane Hydrocephalus Support Group: 1st Thursday,
7:00 p.m., Providence Faith & Healing Center, Room 12. Contact:
Trish 509-235-5966.
Stroke Support Group (Spokane): 3rd Thursday, 3:00
5:00 p.m., Room 200, St. Lukes Rehab Institute at 711 S., Cowley
in Spokane. Contact: Patsy Sites at 509-838-4771.
Tacoma Area Stroke Support Group: 2nd Thursday of the
month, 6:30 8:30 p.m. at TACID Center at 6315 So 19th Street in
Tacoma. Contact: Linda Thompson 253-472-0857.
WA State Parent to Parent: Contact: Susan Atkins at 425-641-7504
for county and location nearest to you or Contact: by
email
Wenatchee Valley Medical Center -Stroke and Brain Injury Support
Group
Facilitated by Susan Howell, LICSW 509-664-4868, ext. 5983
This support group is open to any Stroke and Brain Injury Survivor
and their family members or caregivers. This group meets the 3rd
Wed. of each month, at WVMC, conference room A, from 1:30 to 3:00pm.
See address below here.
WVMC
820 N. Chelan Ave.
Wenatchee WA 98801
WICPA (Washington Intractable Chronic Pain Association): 3rd
Friday each month at noon (No July or August meetings) St. Lukes
Rehab Institute at 711 S., Cowley in Spokane. Contact: Chris
Salsbury at 253-328-8534
Washington State Department of Services for the Blind
3411 South Alaska Street,
Seattle, WA 98118
206-721-4422
Washington Talking Book & Braille
Library 2021 9th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121-2783
206-615-0200
Community Services for the Blind and
Partially Sighted, 9709 3rd Avenue,
Suite 100, Seattle, WA 9811-
52027
206-615-0400
Mary Morhman: 206-363-0636
Ms. Morhman is very knowledgeable of the blind
and organizations that work with the blind.
Recreation/Social Groups
Note: There may be a small charge for the groups - call for
information.
Headliners: Sponsored by Tacoma Metro Park District. Meets 3rd
Wednesday of each month at 11:30 am 2:00 p.m. at South Park
Community Center at 4851 S. Tacoma Way in Tacoma. Contact: Kathy at
253-591-5314.
Puyallup Group meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
at Good Samaritan Hospital in the Mt. Rainier Room Facilitators are
Sheri and Ed Van Veldhouse. Contact: them by
Email or 253-841-9635
Ski For All: Year long outdoor recreational activities i.e.
cross-country downhill, biking, hiking, canoeing, day camps & more.
Admin Office at 1621-114th Avenue S.E., Ste. 132,
Bellevue. Call any program director at 425-462-0978.
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