Kansas 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 Kansas in the way of support groups.

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

Brain Injury Association of Kansas

HAYS
Meetings are 2nd Thursday of every month
1204 Cantaberry.
Contact: Operation LINK, Gia Scott
785-625-6942.

GARDEN CITY
Pat Bridges
316-276-8126.

SALINA
Meetings are 3rd Monday of every month, 7:30 PM
Salina Regional Medical Center
Penn Campus Conference Room 2
Contact: Jan Mendell
785-827-6811

MANHATTAN
Meetings are 4th Thursday of every month, 5:30 PM.
Contact: Jane Mertz Garcia
785-532-1493.

WICHITA
1st Tuesday of each month is social activity.
3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:00 PM
Meetings are at the VA Medical Center
Auditorium
5500 East Kellogg.
Call Irby Ferguson at 316-685-2221 ext. 3907.

TOPEKA
Meetings are the 3rd Monday of every month
610 SW 10th Street, Suite 205. Contact Blythe Glemming
866-429-6757x314.

LAWRENCE
Meetings are 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7:00 PM
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
325 Main St. Room G (basement).
Contact: Mary Kreider, 785-842-3343 or
Jeanne Hetherington 785-842-3619.

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
Support Group meetings are 1st Monday of every month, 5-6 PM
Rehabilitation Institute
3011 Baltimore
Contact: Michele Tietz, 816-751-7856

Adolescent Support Group Meetings are 1st Thursday of every month, 6-7 PM
Rehabilitation Institute
3011 Baltimore
Contact: Janet Padley, 816-751-7827.

Meetings are 2nd Wednesday of every month, 7:00 PM
Truman Medical Center East
7900 Lee's Summit Road
"Transitional Rehabilitation Center"
Contact: Caroline Castillo-Jolly, 816-404-9255.

Kansas City North
Meetings are 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7:00-8:30 PM
Hillside Christian Church
900 N.E. Vivion Rd.
Contact: Kathryn Dixon
816-353-8754.

Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of every month
Moment of Truth Baptist Church
310 Randolph Road
Claycomo, MO.
Contact Dennis Lamp, 816-781-2383.

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