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Allentown
Lehigh Valley Head Trauma Support Group Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital
Raker Center Building
6th & Saint John Streets
Allentown, PA 18103-3296
Bill DeCray 610-432-1619
Mike Bonner 610-776-3263
http://www.biplv.com
3rd Thursday of each month
7:00 p.m.
Altoona
Brain Injury Support Group HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Altoona
2005 Valley View Boulevard
Altoona, PA 16602
Ann Marie Montgomery 814-944-3535
Brenda Williams 814-944-3535
2nd Thursday of each month
6:00 p.m.
Ashland
Anthracite Area Brain Injury Support Group Ashland Regional Medical Center
Route 61
Ashland, PA 18921
Mark Heydt 610-376-3390
3rd Wednesday of each month
7:00 p.m.
Connellsville
HealthSouth Connellsville Head Injury Support Group
Lobby Area of HealthSouth Rehab at Laurel Mall
Route 119, Laurel Mall
Connellsville, PA 15425
Cheryl Crise 724-626-5000
Judy Shaw 724-887-0646
Tom and Mary Lou Hoak 724-628-0419
3rd Tuesday of each month
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Danville
Geisinger HealthSouth Brain Injury Support Group
Geisinger HealthSouth Rehab Hospital
2 Rehab Lane
Danville, PA 17821
Alice Erdly 570-271-6594, X52861
3rd Wednesday of each month
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Doylestown
Doylestown Family & Survivor Brain Injury Support Group
Doylestown Hospital Rehab, Conference Room A
595 West State Street
Doylestown , PA 18901
Donna Seif 215-345-2634
4th Wednesday of each month
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
East Stroudsburg
Head Injury Support Group Pocono Medical Center
206 East Brown Street
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
Cynthia Christman 570-476-3460
3rd Thursday of each month
12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Erie
Greater Erie Area Brain Injury Support Group
HealthSouth Rehab Hospital of Erie
143 East 2nd Street
Erie, PA 16507
Sue Glenn 800-234-4574, X1358
2nd Tuesday of each month
7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Exton
Survivor Cognitive/Social Skills Support Group
MainLine Rehabilitation Associates, Inc.
668 Exton Commons
Exton, PA 19341
Bridget Lowery 610-280-0180, X104
Please call
Greensburg
Westmoreland County Brain Injury Support Group
Trinity United Church of Christ
139 North Main Street
Greensburg, PA 15601
Judy Shaw 724-887-0646
Paul Damon 412-372-2888
Last Wednesday of each month
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Hershey
Brain Injury Support Group University Physicians Center, Room 1010
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Ben Shuey 717-526-2111
3rd Thursday of each month
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Huntingdon
Huntingdon Head Injury Support Group Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Social Hall
(on corner, parking on Mifflin Street)
6th & Mifflin Streets
Huntingdon, PA 16652
Pat Slaughter 814-643-6100
Please call
Indiana
Indiana County Brain Injury Support Group
Indiana Haven Community Home
1675 Saltsburg Avenue
Indiana, PA 15701
Becky Myers 724-349-5934
3rd Thursday of each month
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Johnstown
Johnstown Brain Injury Support Group Crichton Center for Advanced Rehabilitation
109 Sunray Drive
Johnstown, PA 15905
Sandee Lewis 814-255-9590
Teresa Hoffman 814-488-9988
2nd Tuesday of each month
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Langhorne
Heads On Straight for TBI Survivors & Families
Saint Mary Medical Center
Education Building, Room 1
Route 413
Langhorne, PA 19047
Anne Sears 215-295-1168
1st Tuesday of each month
7:30 p.m.
Malvern
Survivors Group and Family Members Group Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation
414 Paoli Pike
Malvern, PA 19355
Dr. Edward Murphy, Psy.D 610-251-5430
2nd Tuesday of each month
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Mechanicsburg
Neuro Support Group HealthSouth Rehabilitation of Mechanicsburg
175 Lancaster Boulevard
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Susan Croushore 717-691-3700, X4917
1st Wednesday of each month
Please call
Monroeville
Monroeville Area TBI Peer Support Group Crossroads Presbyterian Church
2310 Haymaker Road at Ramsey
Monroeville, PA 15646
Judy Shaw 724-887-0646
Paul Damon 412-372-2888
2nd Thursday of each month
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
North Wales
Cortical Vision Impairment Group (for persons with TBI and visual impairments)
Montgomery County Association for
the Blind
212 North Main Street
North Wales, PA 19454
Michele Jaffe 215-661-9800
Philadelphia
Support Group for Caregivers of Brain Injury Survivors
Magee Riverfront
Conference Room 5
1500 South Columbus Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Jill Duffy 215-218-3908
Every Wednesday
6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Brain Injury Support Group Magee Rehabilitation Brain Injury Program
Magee Rehabilitation Center
16th & Race Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Jill Duffy 215-218-3908
Dr. Kelli Williams 215-587-3047
Every Tuesday
10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Parents and Caregivers Support Group for Parents/Caregivers of children w/brain injury
Room 225 Childrens Seashore House
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Maureen Sullivan, MSW 215-590-1000
Stress and Frustration Management Support Group
Drucker Brain Injury Center
MossRehab Clubhouse
7612 Dungan Road
Philadelphia, PA 19149
Dr. Mady DiPasquale 215-745-5093
1st Monday of each month
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Stroke and Brain Injury Family CARE (for persons during initial adjustment)
Magee Rehabilitation Brain Injury Program
Magee Rehabilitation Center
16th & Race Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Pat Thieringer 215-587-3412
3rd Wednesday of each month
6:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Brain Tumor Support Group Burger King Cancer Caring Center
(Bloomfield)
4117 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Bonnie Shields 412-622-1212
1st & 3rd Wed. of each month
7:00 p.m.
Indiana Township Brain Injury Peer Support Group HeatlhSouth Harmarville Rehabilitation Hospital
Guys Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Tom Byrnes 412-531-0343
Ann Ciatolli 412-826-2707
2nd Tuesday of each month
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance Support Group
Lifes Work (formally VRC)
1323 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4224
Ed Crinnion 412-761-9870
Ed Crinnion (Cell Phone) 412-337.6502
www.pabia.org
1st Tuesday of each month
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Support for Children & Young Adults (up to age 21) The Childrens Institute
6301 Northumberland Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Denise DeFelice 412-420-2219
Please call
UPMC Rehabilitation Hospital TBI Support Group (speech and language support)
UPMC Rehabilitation Hospital
(next to lobby)
1405 Shady Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Lynne Marshal 412-420-2260
2nd Tuesday of each month
Please call
Pleasant Gap
Brain Injury Support Group HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabilitation Hospital
550 West College Avenue
Pleasant Gap, PA 16823
Sharon Poorman 814-359-3421
2nd Tuesday of each month
7:00 p.m.
Quakertown
Family Support Group First United Church of Christ
4th & Park Avenues
Quakertown, PA 18951
Susie Pina 215-538-3488
Kathy Stairs 215-538-3488
Kathy McDermot 215-538-3488
3rd Monday of each month
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Quakertown
Spousal Support Group Success Rehabilitation, Inc.
5666 Clymer Road
Quakertown, PA 18951
Ron Palacio 215-538-3488
Dianne Beres 215-538-3488
2nd Monday of each month
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Reading
Brain Injury Support Group of Reading HealthSouth Reading Rehabilitation
Hospital
1623 Morgantown Road
Reading, PA 19607
Pam Reeves 610-374-0989
Bette Turner 717-484-2151
1st Tuesday of each month
7:00 p.m.
Red Lion
Red Lion Brain Injury Support Group Bethany United Methodist Church
121 West Broadway Street
Red Lion, PA 17356
Mary Stoner 717-246-0974
3rd Saturday of each month
1:00 to 2:15 p.m.(approx.)
Sewickley
Brain Injury/Stroke Support Group HealthSouth of Sewickley Rehab Hospital
303 Camp Meeting Road
Sewickley, PA 15143
Laura Shoff 412-741-9500, X 2409
3rd Tuesday of each month
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre
Brain Injury Support Group at John Heinz The Board Room at John Heinz Institute
of Rehabilitation
150 Mundy Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Donna Kopicki 570-826-3883
Last Wednesday of each month
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Williamsport
Head Injury Network Williamsport Hospital
777 Rural Avenue
Williamsport, PA 17701
Mary Ann Belfy 570-321-2656
2nd Tuesday of each month
7:00 p.m.
York
Aim High Support Group HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of
York
1850 Normandie Drive
York, PA 17404
Doris DeJonge 717-767-8786
2nd Wednesday of each month
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
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