MISSOURI
Branson
*  Meetings are the first and third Mondays of the month at 5:00 PM, at the Boys and Girls Club of the Ozarks, 1460 Bee Creek Road, Branson, MO.  Contact: Eileen Deaver (417)830-6356.

Cape Girardeau
*Meetings are the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m., at Healthpoint Plaza/SE Outpatient Rehab, 2126 Independence St. Contact: Cathy Tanksley (573)986-4411.  

Columbia
*Meetings for survivors and families are the second Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m., at the Rusk Rehabilitation Center.  Contact: Eric Hart (573)882-8876.   

Farmington
*Meetings are on the last Monday of the month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at L.I.F.E. Center for Independent Living. Contact: Angie at (573)756-4314 or (800)596- 7273.  

Hannibal
*Meetings are held every third Thursday at 6:00 p.m., at the Hannibal Regional Center, 805 Clinic Rd. Contact: Mark Morton at (573)406-6620.  

Jefferson City
*Meetings are the last Monday of every month at 3:00 p.m., at the Independent Living Resource Center, 3620 West Truman Blvd.  Contact:  Sandy Barbour (573) 556-0400 or (877) 627-0400.  

Jefferson County/South St. Louis County
*Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 10:00 a.m., at the DRA Office, 420-B South Truman Blvd., Crystal City. Contact: Suzan Weller (636)931-7696 ext. 126 for more information.  

Joplin
*Meetings for survivors and families are the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m., at St. John’s Rehabilitation Center. Contact Bill & Penni Fallow (417)782-1232. 
*Other meetings are the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m., at the Independent Living Center. Contact: Andrea Buening or Dan Rife at (417)659-8086.  

Kansas City
*The meetings are the second Tuesday, monthly at 7:00 p.m., at the Hillside Christian Church.  Contact:  Kathryn Dixon (816) 353-8754.
*Support Group meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m., at the Truman Medical Center-Lakewood.  Contact:  Dawn Tish (816) 404-8426. 
*If interested in forming a new family support group, call Dr. Terrie Price at the Rehabilitation Institute (816) 751-8832.  

Rolla
*Peer Support Group meets on the last Tuesday of the month at Christ Episcopal Church from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.  Contact: Clarissa White at (800) 890-2867.  

Sedalia
*The Sedalia Support Group meets the first Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m. at Vocational Rehab Office, 2115 W. Broadway. Contact: Tom Sampson (660)530-5560.  

Springfield
*The Springfield Support Group meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m.  The BIA Social is held the second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm.  All meetings are held at Alternative Opportunities, 2626 W. College, Springfield MO. Contact:  Marsha Milleson (417) 862-1753 

St. Charles
*St. Charles County Family & Survivor Support Group meets the second Thursday of the month, from 7-9 p.m., at St. Joseph’s Health Center, 1^st Floor, 300 First Capitol Dr., St. Charles, MO 63301.  Call (314) 426-4024 for more information.  

St. Joseph
*N.W. Missouri Brain Injury Association meets the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m., 4420 S. 40th St. (MERIL).  Contact:  Lori Hansen at (816) 279-8558 or (800) 242-9326 for more information.  

St. Louis
*Brain Tumor Support Group meets the third Thursday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Wellness Community, 10425 Old Olive Rd., Creve Coeur.  Contact: (314) 238-2000 for more information.
*Hydrocephalus Support Group, P.O. Box 4236, Chesterfield, MO 63006.  Contact: Debby Buffa, Executive Director, (636) 532-8228.
*St. Louis Family & Survivor Support Group meets the third Wednesday of the month from 7-9 p.m., at the BIA office, 10270 Page Ave., St. Louis.  Call (314) 426-4024 for more information.
*Stroke Support Group, SSM Rehab (314) 344-6460   

 

* Meetings are held every other Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m., for survivors and family members/caregivers at Earthwise Industries. Contact Karen Shatto for more information at (636)      528-8869.

ILLINOIS
Belleville
*Belleville, IL area Survivor Support Group meets the third Friday of the month at 10:00 a.m., at LINC, Inc., 120 East A Street, Belleville, IL.  Call (618)235-9988 for more information.   

Collinsville
*Collinsville Support Group meets the first Tuesday of the month, at 7:00 p.m., at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, IL.  Call (618) 346-6641 for more information.  

Quincy
*Quincy, IL Support Group, now known as the Brain Trauma Awareness Organization Support Group, meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m., at Blessing Hospital.    Contact:  Margie Williams (217) 223-8566 or Karen Campbell (217) 223-5296.