Michigan 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 Michigan in the way of support groups.

Conducted by people with experience in dealing with traumatic brain injury, these support groups in Michigan offer assistance to the patient, their family and caregivers.

To find a traumatic brain injury support group in Michigan, check out the listing below.

Brain Injury Association of Michigan

Alma
Dr. Janette Caputo (989) 463-6669
1st Thursday of the month, 6 - 8 p.m.
Coe Township Hall, 309 W. Wright Ave., Shepherd, MI 48883

Ann Arbor
James Briggs (734)668-6404
4th Thursday of the month, 7pm
Ann Arbor CIL, 2568 Packard Road, Ann Arbor

Battle Creek
Mona Khaled (800) 394-7450 x33
1st Tuesday of the month, 1:30-3:30pm
Burnham Brook Center, Conf. Room B 200 W. Michigan Ave, Battle Creek.

Charlevoix
Jerry Straub (231) 237-9344
4th Monday of the month, 7pm
Charlevoix Area Hospital.

Coldwater
Laura Silverman (517) 278-5933
1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 6:30-8pm
Coach House Rehab Center, 265 N. Michigan Avenue, Coldwater

Detroit
Roderick Arnold (313) 885-3009
3rd Wednesday of the month, 6pm
Rehabilitation Institute of MI, 261 Mack Blvd., Board Room 813, Detroit

Downriver
Sheri Fricke (734) 281-3960 or (734) 552-6077
3rd Monday of the month, 7pm
Wyandotte Hospital, Room A, 2333 Biddle, Wyandotte.

Flint
Ron Krueger (810) 953-9854
4th Thursday of the month, 7pm
McLaren Rehabilitation Center: Bristol Place, G-4466 W. Bristol Road, Flint

Grand Rapids
Lynn Brouwers (616) 391-5722 and Kevin Thieme (616) 451-8596
1st Tuesday of the month, 7pm, 2nd floor conference room
Mary Free Bed Rehab Hospital, 235 Wealthy Street, Grand Rapids
Survivors Meeting 3rd Thursday of the month, 7 pm
Disability Advocates of Kent Co, 3600 Camelot Dr.SE, Grand Rapids, MI

Holland
Scott Southard (616) 355-3994
2nd Tuesday of the month, 7pm (from September – May)
3235 N. Wellness Dr. Bldg 2, Holland

Lansing
Brian Beaumont (517) 321-8899 Call M-F, 1:00-5:00 pm
1st Wednesday of the month, 7pm
Valley Court Center, 201 Hillsdale Court, E. Lansing

Ludington
Cathy Stokes (231) 464-5957 (No Meeting)

Macomb
Marty Zobrovitz (586) 774-0135
Last Wed. of the month 7 pm meet the 3rd Wed. in Nov & Dec)
Plus a Monthly Dinner Club
Education Service Center, 44001 Garfield Road, Mt. Clemens

North Oak
Greg and Karen Wolfe (248) 652-7924
2nd Wednesday of the month, 7pm
St Joseph Mercy Hospital, 44405 Woodward 4th Floor Room E, Pontiac

Southwestern
Dennis Winchell (269) 343-6651
2nd Thursday of the month, 1:30pm (Chapter business meeting) Survivors/Support: 1st, 3rd and 4th Thursdays of the month, 1:30-3:30pm.
Disability Resource Center, 517 Crosstown Parkway, Kalamazoo

Tip of the Mitt
Jerry Straub (231) 237-9344
4th Monday of the month, 7pm
Northern Michigan Hospital
Community Health Ed Center, Room 4
Connable Avenue, Petoskey

Tri-County
(Saginaw/Bay City/Midland)
Mark Wilson (989) 673-5697
1st Tuesday of the month, 7pm
Health Source 3340 Hospital Road, Saginaw

Wayne/ Oakland
Sol Baltimore (248) 569-3633
2nd Thursday of the month, 7:30pm
Botsford Administration Building, 20850 Grand River, Farmington Hills

West Michigan
Jim Petersen (231) 739-2049 or Marilyn McCartney (231) 733-2043
2nd Tuesday of the month, 7:00pm September through June
Muskegon General Hospital, Administrative Board Room, Muskegon, MI

Other Support Groups

Chelsea
Diane Fenske (734) 475-4138
Each Wednesday of the month, 1-2pm, there is no fee.
Chelsea Brain Injury Program, Chelsea Comm Hospital 775 S. Main St, Chelsea

Traverse City
Carol Lesperance or Maureen Bastian (231)935-0388
2nd Tuesday of the month, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Memory and Attention Training Center, 5123 N. Royal Dr., Traverse City, MI 49684

Ypsilanti
Dr. Colin King (800) 968-6644, Dr. Mariann Young (248) 427-1310
Group meetings take place approximately once every two months.
Call for specific information.
Rainbow Rehabilitation Center
5570 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti, MI

Upper Peninsula
Tom Pellar (906) 485-1321
Call for more info

Brain Injury Association of America

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