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Brain Injury Support Groups
BSCIP Resource Center
- BSCIPResourceCenter@flhealth.gov
- 866-313-2940
Toll Free - 813-574-5091
- 813-574-5092
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Mailing Location
3491 Gandy Blvd.
Suite 209
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
General Support Groups
Brain Injury Support Groups
Spinal Cord Injury Support Groups
AdventHealth Brain Injury Support Group (Orange County)
Contact: Karen Kalich - karen.kalich@adventhealth.com, (407) 646-7000 Ext. 1172521
Meeting Date: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm Virtually and in person
Location: AdventHealth Inpatient Rehab, 5th Floor
200 N. Lakemont Ave., Winter Park
Baptist Hospital Brain Injury Support Group (Miami-Dade)
Contact: Caroline Godinez - (786) 596-6520
Meeting Date: 2nd Tuesday every other the month (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, & Nov)
Time: 6:15pm-7:15pm
Location: Baptist Hospital at the Rehabilitation Gym in Lake Pavilion Building
900 N. Kendall Dr., Miami
Brain Injury Hope Network
Virtual Zoom Meetings hosted by David & Sarah Grant
To learn more about dates and times, please contact Brain Injury Hope Network ate the following address:
https://braininjuryhope.org
Central Florida Brain Injury Support Group (Orlando)
Contact: Dr. Rebecca Villar - cfbisg@gmail.com
Meeting Date: 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the month
(4th Wednesday of the month Brain Game Night)
Time: 6:30 - 8:00pm
Location: William Beardall Senior Center
800 S. Delaney Ave., Orlando 32801
Encompass Health Brain Injury Support Group (Miami-Dade)
Jennifer, Speech Pathologist - (305) 251-3800
Meeting Date: Last Thursday of the month
Time: Noon - 1:00pm
Location: Encompass Health
20601 Old Cutler Rd., Miami
Fort Myers Brain Injury Support Group (Lee)
Tara Howe - Tara.Howe@leehealth.org (239) 343-2561
Meeting Date: 4th Wednesday of every month
Time: 6:00 - 7:00pm- Virtual (will need to download https://www.webex.com/downloads.html)
Lee Memorial Health
2776 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers
Fort Walton Beach Brain Injury Connection, Inc. (Okaloosa)
Madison - BICofFlorida@gmail.com (850) 904-4242 (4BIC)
Meeting Date: First Thursday and Third Friday of every month
Time: 9:30 - 11:30am
Bayer Behavioral Health
203 Hollywood Blvd., NE, Fort Walton Beach
Halifax Health Medical Center Brain Injury Support Group (Volusia)
Contact: Arlene North - anorth1030@gmail.com (386) 290-5909
Meeting Date: 4th Thursday of the month
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: Halifax Health Medical Center, France Tower (ID required)
303 N. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach
HCA Florida West Rehabilitation Institute (Escambia)
Carrie Rayburn - Carrie.Rayburn@hcahealthcare.com
Contact: (850) 494-6195
Meeting Date: 1st Tuesday every month
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Virtually and in person
For TBI/SCI, Stroke, or other neurological condition
Location: HCA Florida West Rehabilitation Institute
8391 N. Davis Highway, Pensacola
Jackson Health System Brain Injury Support Group (Miami)
Contact: Dr. Susan Ireland - (305) 585-1267
Meeting Date: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month
Time: 3:30pm
Location: Jackson Memorial Hospital
Melbourne Brain Injury Support Group (Brevard)
Contact: Brenda Buchwitz - (321) 728-0258
Meeting Date: Second Sunday of the month
Time: 4:00 - 5:00pm
Location: Memaw's BarBQ
4916 Babcock Street NE., Palm Bay
Miracles Among Us, Inc. (Collier)
Suzan Berg - suzanberg@miraclesamongus.org (239) 529-5284
Meeting Date: 3rd Monday of every month
Time: 12:30 - 2:30pm
Perkins Restaurant (Pine Ridge Road)
2585 Gateway Lane, Naples
St. Mary's Medical Center
Don Chester donwchester@gmail.com
Assistant Administrator
Phone: 561-881-2892
The Palm Beach Children's Hospital
Group meets the third Wednesday of each month from 5pm-7pm
You can also Zoom the meeting at the following link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/411738244?pwd=MzZoVE84RmN3aHN5Sk1zbSswMDRmdz09&status=success
Suncoast Center for Independent Living (SCIL) (Sarasota)
Brain Injury Support Group
Contact: Judy Carter - peermentor@scil4u.org, (941) 351-9545 ext. 209
Meeting Date: Every Wednesday (ZOOM Support Group Meeting)
Time: 11:30-12:30 pm Virtually and in Person monthly outings
Location: Suncoast Center for Independent Living
3281 17th St., Sarasota
Tampa Bay Brain Injury Support Group (Hillsborough)
Various facilitators - info.braininjurygroup@gmail.com
Meeting Date: Every 4th Saturday of every month
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Mease Dunedin Hospital
601 Main Street, Dunedin
Tampa Brain Injury Support Group (Hillsborough)
Contact: Dr. Angelica Acree - acree@tgh.org (813) 844-3541
Date: Every 3rd Wednesday of every month
Time: 12:00-1:00 p.m. Virtually
Location: Tampa General Hospital
6 Tampa General Cir., Tampa
The Brain Injury Connection
Contact: 850-904-4242
Meeting Date: Every first and third Friday of the Month
Time: 9:30am -10:30am Fellowship and Education
Time: 10:30am -11:30am Fun and Exercise
Location: Bayer Behavioral Health
203 Hollywood Boulevard, NE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
The Acquired Brain Injury Support Group of Palm Beach County (Delray Beach)
Contacts: Mary Kaye - mary.kaye@tenethealth.com, 561-495-3048
Dr. Aliesha Rosa - aliesha.rosa@tenethealth.com, 561-495-3068
Meeting Date: 2nd Wednesday of each month from 2:30 - 3:20pm
Location: Currently via Zoom. Regular location is Delray Medical Center, Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital, (rear of) 5360 Linton Boulevard, Delray Beach
The Villages North Lake Brain Injury Support Group
Contact: Dave Loria - (352) 753-8484
Meeting Date: 2nd Thursday of the month
Time: 1:00pm
Location: North Lake Presbyterian Church
UHealth Rehabilitation Brain Injury Support Group (Miami-Dade)
Contact: Kelly Messett - 305-585-9402
kgomez@jhsmiami.org
Meeting Date: Last Wednesday of the month
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Christine E. Lynn Rehab Center@Jackson Memorial Hospital, 1611 NW 12th Ave, 1st Floor Conference Room 1.137 or
Join via ZOOM, Meeting ID: 846 7687 0123 and in person
1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami
Vero Beach Brain Injury Support Group (Indian River)
Contact: Debbie Bevan - debbiebevan99@yahoo.com,(772) 480-1772
Contact: Susan Kita - skita15822@aol.com
Meeting Date: 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month
Time: 3 - 4pm
Location: United Against Poverty (UP Center)
1400 27th Street, Vero Beach
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