Support Groups
Why Attend a Support Group Meeting?
The purpose of a support group is sharing with and supporting one another for the mutual benefit of the total group. Some essential elements of a support group are:
- active, involved listening to others;
- sensing that others care and that you are being heard;
- meeting and accepting your needs;
- receiving and giving an opportunity for others to be really understood;
- an awareness of common needs and strengths;
- a place to find courage and to take risks;
- providing an atmosphere with an opportunity to get in touch with yourself; and
- positive and negative views can be expressed without being judged or labeled.
Statewide Support Group Listing
Contact support group leader for more information.
Mohave County | Yavapai County | Yuma County
GLENDALE
North West Valley Brain Injury Survivor & Caregiver Support Group
First Thursday of the month
Meeting Time: 6:30 PM-7:45 PM
Social Time: 7:45 PM - 8:15 PM
HealthSouth Rehab Hospital
13460 N. 67th Ave., Glendale 85304
Contact: BIAAZ @ 602-508-8024
http://tbisupportgroup.com/
chrisandamy1@hotmail.com
MESA
Stroke Support Group
National Neuro
2919 South Elsworth Road, #111
Mesa, AZ 85212
Contact: Marty Olesek
480-984-8257
PHOENIX
Brain Tumor Support Group
4th Tuesday of month
6:00 PM, Conference Rooms 4 & 5
Barrow Neurological Institute
350 W. Thomas Rd., Phoenix 85013
Contact: Research Administration
602-406-3000
Mild Brain Injury Support Group
2nd & 4th Wednesday of month
5:30 PM-7:00 PM
AZ Institute for Communication
& Cognitive Disorders
4545 N. 36th St., Suite 125A, Phoenix 85018
Contact: Mary Jane Trunzo
602-224-0202
BrainStorm Brain Injury Support Group
1st & 3rd Wednesday of month
5:30 PM-6:00 PM – Socialization
6:00 PM-7:30 PM – Meeting
Westwind Academy Charter School, Room 8
2045 W. Northern Ave, Phoenix 85021
Contact: Cheri or Bill Bjornsrud
602-427-7009
Spanish TBI Support Group
2nd Saturday of the month
Gentiva Rehab w/o Walls
7227 N 16th St., #107, Phoenix 85020
Contact: Diane Hendrix
602-943-1012 for time
*Grupo del apoyo en Espanol
Cada Segundo sabado del mes
Gentiva Rehab w/o Walls
7227 N 16th St., #107, Phoenix 85020
del contacto: Diane Hendrix
602-943-1012 por tiempo
Stroke Support Group
Every Monday, except holidays
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
John C. Lincoln Hospital - Cowden Center
9202 N. 2nd Street, Phoenix 85020
Contact: Lois Shriver
602-331-8432
TBIG Recreation Group
Weekly recreation and activities for survivors.
Every Tuesday
6:30 PM-9:00 PM
Devonshire Senior Center
2802 E. Devonshire, Phoenix 85016
Contact: Liz Curran, City of Phx.
602-256-3130 Mon-Thurs
*TBI Survivor Support Group
2nd Monday of month – Not in August
7:00 PM, Dining Rooms A & B
St. Joseph’s Hospital
350 W. Thomas Rd., Phoenix 85013
*Please call before attending
Contact: Carolyn Mitchell
602-406-6128 Mon & Tuesdays
Young Adult TBI Group-Ages 18-35
2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:00-7:30 PM
St Joesph's Outpatient Rehabilitation
signs will be posted
114 W. Thomas
Phoenix, AZ 85013
Contact: David Lamb PhD.
602-996-1396
Tempe
East Valley Support Group
2nd Wednesday of month
4:00 PM- 5:30 PM
Church of the Resurrection, Room #3
3201 S. Evergreen Rd, Tempe 85282
(N. of Southern between Price & Dobson)
Contact: Annette Zaccari
480-421-1431
These Groups Welcome Brain Injury Survivors and Families
GLENDALE
Glendale Caregiver Support Group
3rd Wednesday of each month
9:30 AM-10:30 AM
Dove of the Desert Church, Room #9
7201 W. Beardsley Rd., Glendale
M.S.W. facilitation. Respite care options
623-584-4999
PHOENIX
All Disability Caregiver Support Group
Last Tuesday of the month
6:30 PM-7:30 PM
Phoenix-Call for directions
Contact: Lois von Halle
602-672-9234
All Neuro-Disability Caregiver
Support Group
2nd Monday of month
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
St. Joseph’s Hospital Out-Patient Rehab
114 W. Thomas Rd., Phoenix
(N.W. Corner, 1st Ave. & Thomas)
Contact: Ashley Bridwell
602-406-6688
Men’s Disability Discussion Group
4th Thursday of the month, 6:30 PM-8 PM
The Legacy-Piestewa Peak Club House
1411 E. Orangewood Ave, Phoenix
North of Glendale and 16th St.
Men, 18 and over; with any disability
Contact: Don Price
602-980-3232
VOICE Support Group
For all disabilities
2nd Thursday of the month
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Foothills Branch Library
19055 N. 57th Ave., Phoenix
Contact: John Lignos
602-789-9129
www.voice-az.gov
voice@azdes.gov
SCOTTSDALE
COMPASS Support Group
For all disabilities
3rd Friday of month
2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Granite Reef Senior Center, Rm. 10
1700 N. Granite Reef
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Contact: Pauline Staples
480-628-3028
plstaples@msn.com
Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Education and Support Group
1st Wednesday of every month
5:45 - 7:00 PM
Scottsdale Healthcare - Outpatient Neuro Program
3134 N. Civic Center Plaza
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-882-4636
Aphasia Survivors & Caregivers Group
Every Thursday, 10:00 AM
HealthSouth N. Scottsdale Rehab. Hosp.
9630 E Shea Blvd., Scottsdale 85260
Contact: Beth Ladd
beth.ladd@healthsouth.com
480-551-5480
Stroke Survivors & Caregivers Support Group
First Thursday of every Month
HealthSouth N. Scottsdale Rehab Hospital
11:00AM
9630 E Shea Blvd., Scottsdale 85260
Contact: Julie Barth 480-551-5447
Julie.barth@healthsouth.com
SUN CITY
Sun City Parents of
Developmentally Disabled Adults
(welcomes TBI families)
2nd Monday of Feb, April, Sept, November
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Lakeview United Methodist Choir Room
10298 W. Thunderbird, Sun City
M.S.W. facilitation. 623-584-4999
Sun Health Aphasia Group
1st and 3rd Friday of the month, 2:00-3:00 PM.
Boswell Rehabilitation Center
10601 W Santa Fe Dr, Sun City 85351
Contact: Craig @ 623-974-7000
craig.cantrill@sunhealth.org
Sun Health Stroke Group
1st and 3rd Friday of the month, 1:00-2:00 PM
Boswell Rehabilitation Center
10601 W Santa Fe Dr, Sun City 85351
Contact: Craig @ 623-974-7000
craig.cantrill@sunhealth.org
TUCSON
“CHAPS” Survivor Group
Southwest Neuropsychology Assoc.
Every Friday
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Institute
2650 N. Wyatt Dr., Tucson
Contact: Shannah Biggan
520-320-6230
Southern Arizona
Brain Tumor Support Group
2nd Wednesday of month
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
UMC/UA 2nd Floor Board Conference Room
1515 N. Campbell, Tucson
Contact: Marsha Drozdoff
520-694-4605
Contact: Anne Breen
520-297-6305
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mild Brain Injury Group
4th Thursday of month
Except June, July, August
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
1st Floor-Out Patient Rehab Break Room
350 N. Wilmot, Tucson
Contact: Karin Edman
520-873-5186
Tucson Committee
Committee Meetings
4th Saturday of every month
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Institute
Conference Rooms Education A & B
2650 N. Wyatt Dr., Tucson
10:30 am- Noon General Business
No Meetings will be held in June and July
For Membership & Information
Contact: Anne Breen
520-297-6305
or US Mail:
Tucson Chapter of the Brain Injury Association
4951 E Grant Road #105 PMB 209
Tucson, AZ 85712
SIERRA VISTA
Brain Injury & Brain Tumor Support Group
If your life has been touched by a brain tumor or traumatic head injury this
support group is for you.
4th Wednesday of month
2:00 pm
Ethel Berger Community Center
2950 E. Tacoma St. Sierra Vista 85635
Contact: Linda Rice
520-456-5736
SAFFORD
TBI Family Support Group
2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Schildhauer Center for
Adaptive Life Skills Counseling
612 South 5th Avenue, Safford
Contact: Jewell Schildhauer
928-428-7999
jewellcntr@aim.com
Kingman Area Traumatic Brain Injury Group (KATBIG)
Brain Injury Support Group
2nd Friday of the month
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Del Web Wellness and Rehabilitation Center, Hualapai Room
1719 Beverly Ave, Kingman
Childcare provided. Se hablamos espanol.
Contact: Stephanie Meza
928-377-3614
mezafamilia@gmail.com
KATBIG Website
Article posted in the Kingman
Daily Miner related to the support group
PRESCOTT
Design Group of TBI
Last Thursday of the month
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Prescott College Crossroads Center, #215
220 Grove Ave., Prescott
(Accessed off the alley behind building)
Contact: