Georgia Support Groups - Traumatic Brain Injury

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result from any number of different accidents or traumas. The one thing all individuals suffering from TBI need is support. Fortunately, help is available in Georgia in the way of support groups.

Conducted by people with experience in dealing with traumatic brain injury, these support groups in Georgia offer assistance to the patient, their family and caregivers. To find a TBI support group for a particular area in Georgia, check out the listing below.

ALBANY

Tom Connelly
(229) 883-3911
1st Tuesday @ 6:45pm
Ryan's Steakhouse
2536 Dawson Road, Albany

ATHENS

Janice and Les Ward
(706) 548-4357
3rd Monday @ 7:00pm
Athens Regional Hospital
Talmadge Bldg. Auditorium
Prince Ave, Athens

Leigh Jagor
(706) 542-8719
Every other Monday @ 3:00pm
UGA/Office of Disability Services
Clark Howell Hall, Athens

BUCKHEAD

Minor Brain Injury Support Group
Jean Kropa
(770) 612-0612
2nd Thursday @ 7pm
Peachtree Presbyterian Church
3434 Roswell Road, Atlanta

ATLANTA / EMORY

Dr. Louise Cording
(404) 371-0497
2nd Tuesday @ 6:30pm
Center for Rehab Medicine
1441 Clifton Road, Room #101
Atlanta

ATLANTA / SHEPHERD

Terri Kohn, (404)603-1476
3rd Thursday @7 PM
Shepherd Pathways
1942 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA 30033

ATLANTA/SHEPHERD PATHWAYS

12-Step Group
Tom Begush
(770) 640-1719
Call for day and time.
Shepherd Pathways
1942 Clairmont Road, Decatur

AUGUSTA INTERNATIONAL

Krishna Goel
(706) 828-5024
Wednesday @ 11:00am
1425 Walton Way, Augusta

CARROLLTON

"C.H.I.P.S."
Sybil McIntosh
(770) 834-6536
2nd and 4th Tuesdays @ 7:00pm
Carrollton Community Center

CLAYTON COUNTY

"Miracles Happen"
Pat Buice
(770) 473-7471
2nd Tuesday @ 7:00pm
Southern Regional Hospital
Riverdale Road, Riverdale

COBB COUNTY

"Unlimited Possibilities"
Martha Leatherwood
(770) 428-0284
1st and 3rd Tuesdays @ 7:00pm
Kennestone Hospital, Outpatient Rehab Center
100 Lacy Street, Marietta

COLUMBUS AREA
(Includes Phenix City, Alabama residents)

Doris Hicks
(706) 323-5776
Shiloh Hendricks
(706-323-9230)
2nd Wednesday & 4th Thursday @ 6:30pm
Columbus Regional Hospital

DUBLIN

Angela Nabors
(706) 339-8707
Call for time and location.

FANNIN COUNTY

Carolyn Stepp
(706) 492-5308
3rd Tuesday @7:00pm
First Methodist Church of Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge

FAYETTEVILLE

"Mov'n On"
Rachel Jones
(770) 463-3561
2nd & 4th Friday @ 7:00pm
Fayette Community Hospital, Community Room,
Fayetteville

GAINESVILLE

Kay Sandt
(770)535-5926
mhulsey@bellsouth.net
4th Monday each month from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Carol Lundy Community Center
Intersection of Jesse Jewell Pkwy & Prior Street
Gainesville

GRIFFIN/ BARNESVILLE/ THOMASTON

Mark & Sharon Huey
(770)233-1660
2nd Thursday @ 7:00 PM

GWINNETT COUNTY

Dennis Stahl
(770) 965-9726
3rd Thursday @ 7:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
Corner of Hwy 29 & Langley Dr.
Lawrenceville

MACON

"S.T.O.P."
Sam Barfield
(478) 757-0418
3rd Tuesday @ 7 pm
Central Georgia Rehab Hospital
3351 Northside Dr., Macon

NEWTON/ROCKDALE

Tom Houchins
(770) 922-5653
3rd Monday @ 6:30pm
Conyers Presbyterian Church, Conyers

NORTH GEORGIA

Vicki Hodge
706-375-9520
Jimmy Simpson Foundation
vickieh@mindspring.com
2ND Tuesday AT 6 PM
Hutcheson House at the Hutcheson Medcial Center
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

NORTHEAST GEORGIA

3rd Tuesday @ 7 pm
White County Library, Cleveland

NORTH FULTON

Family, Men/Women's,
Children of Parents with Brain Injury,
& "Heads Up" (for serious cognitive/behavioral challenges)
Stuart Hanzman
(770) 751-2645
North Fulton Regional Hospital
Prof. Bldg., Ste.100, Roswell

ROME

Kathy Adams
(706) 291-0168
Linda Studdard
(706) 509-6623
3rd Thursday @ 6:00pm.
Windwood main level conference room
306 Shorter Ave., Rome

SAVANNAH

ADVANCE acquired brain injury rehabilitation program
Goodwill Industries
Paula Ruehling
(912) 354-6611 x133
for head injury survivors and family caregivers
2nd Thurday of each month
@ 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire
7220 Sallie Mood
Savannah, Georgia. 31406

CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA
(Children/Teens)

Carole Hampton
(404) 250-2994
1st Monday @ 7 pm
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
1001 Johnson Ferry Road, Sandy Springs

WAYCROSS
Southeast Georgia Support Group

Debra Gordon
(912)285-7994
debrag@wayxcable.com
3rd Monday @ 7 p.m.
Satilla Regional Medical Center
(Tele-Medicine Room)

Incorporated Groups

DOUGLASVILLE
"F.A.S.S.T." Inc.
Rocky Rothrock
(770) 949-5848
Call for time
Alfred B. Fowler Center
O'Neal Dr., Douglasville

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