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SUPPORT GROUPS:

Beaufort Brain Injury Support Group

Contact Person: Robert Easter
Phone: 843-441-6219

Greenwood Brain Injury Support Group

Contact Person: Kristy Lawson
Phone: 864-942-7124
Contact Person: Michelle Crowe
Phone: 864-942-7124

Rock Hill Brain Injury Support Group

Meeting Place: HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
1795 Frank Gaston Blvd.
Rock Hill, SC
Meeting Time: 4th Thursday of each month, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Contact Person: Gail Boone
Phone: 803-684-4692

Columbia Brain Injury Support Group

Meeting Place: HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
2935 Colonial Drive
Columbia, SC
Meeting Time: 1st Thursday of each month, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Contact Person: Rafe Ellisor
Phone: 803-401-1365

Upstate Brain Injury Support Group (Greenville)

Meeting Place: HASCI (Head and Spinal Cord Injury) Resource Center
Greenville County Disabilities and Special Needs Board
McAlister Square
225 S. Pleasantburg Drive
Greenville, S.C.
Meeting Time: 1st Tuesday of most months, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Contact Person: Anne and Gary Medlock
Phone: 864-230-7821 and 864-230-7820

Spartanburg Brain Injury Support Group

Meeting Place: Saint Francis Anglican Church
Webber Road
Spartanburg, SC
Meeting Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Contact Person: Joanie Williams
Phone: 864-680-1556

Hartsville Brain Injury Support Group

Meeting Place: Hartsville Memorial Library
147 W. College Avenue
Hartsville, SC
Meeting Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Contact Person: Danny Weaver
Phone: 843-383-5585

Brain Injury Support Group of the Grand Strand (Myrtle Beach)

Meeting Place: HASCI (Head and Spinal Cord Injury) New Horizon Center
1021 3rd Avenue
Conway, SC
Meeting Time: 3rd Thursday of each month, 12 noon (pot luck lunch & meeting)
Contact Person: Ann Roskow
Phone: 843-651-5726 or 843-446-7413
Contact Person: Ellen Leftwich
Phone: 843-488-1309

Trident Head Injury Support Group (Charleston)

Meeting Place: HASCI Community Opportunities Drop-in Center
Westwood Plaza, 1812 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Suite 6
Charleston, SC
Meeting Time: 1st Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Contact: Marsha Mikel
Phone: 843-881-1214
Contact Person: Colin DiResta
Phone: 843-852-5550

Aiken: Central Savannah River Area Support Group

Website: www.csradreamcatchers.com

Meeting Place #1: Aiken Regional Medical Center
202 University Parkway
Aiken, South Carolina
Meeting Time: 1st Monday of each month, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Contact Person: Les Paul Morgan
Phone: 866-793-3407 or 803-279-9611

Meeting Place #2: Walton West
1355 Independence Drive
Augusta, GA
Meeting Time: 2nd Thursday of each month, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Contact Person: Les Paul Morgan
Phone: 866-492-5866

Anderson, Oconee, Pickens (AOP) Brain Injury Support Group

Meeting Place: Anderson County Disabilities and Special Needs Board
212 McGee Road
Anderson, SC
Meeting time: 2nd Monday of each month, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Contact Person: Liz Willis
Phone: 864-375-0996

Dorn VA Medical Center TBI Support Group
(for veterans with TBI and their family members)

Meeting Place: Veterans Administration Medical Center
Building 106
2nd Floor Room A201
6439 Garners Ferry Road
Columbia, SC
Meeting time: 4th Wednesday of each month, 10:00 a.m. – Noon
Contact Person: Tasha Davis
Phone: 803-776-4000 ext.5724

Why Attend a Support Group Meeting?

The purpose of a support group is to learn more about brain injury and available services by meeting with others who are facing or have faced similar challenges. The essential elements of a support group are:

  • Gather information
  • Share common needs and strengths
  • Provide a place to meet new friends and find new connections in the community
  • Provide a safe place to find courage and take risks
  • Provide an opportunity to socialize
  • Provide and environment where positive and negative views can be expressed without being judged

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The Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina
800 Dutch Square Blvd. Suite B-225  Columbia, SC 29210
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 21523  Columbia, SC 29221-1523
Phone: 803-731-9823  Toll Free: 1-877-TBI-FACT (in-state)
Fax: 803-731-4804
E-mail: scbraininjury@bellsouth.net