Traumatic brain injury affects different people in different degrees, but everyone with TBI experiences similar emotions. Dealing with TBI is challenging for both the patient and his or her family, but sharing your experiences with people who have had similar experiences can help. TBI support groups provide the opportunity to make friends and learn more about TBI.
Different TBI support groups have different focuses, so check out several, if possible, to see which one best meets your needs. Some TBI support groups emphasize learning about TBI, while others emphasize offering adaptive recreational opportunities for TBI patients. Some groups have meetings for patients and separate meetings for caregivers and family members, while others invite any one interested in TBI to the same meeting.
We have tried to make the following list as complete as possible Since support groups change or disband without warning we advise you to call before traveling to the group’s meeting place for the first time. If you cannot find a group in your area, you may wish to start one. Information about starting your own TBI support group can be obtained from the Brain Injury Association of South Carolina: https://www.biausa.org/find-bia/south-carolina
Aiken
Central Savannah River Area Support Group
This group meets twice a month in two different locations; one is in Georgia. See locations for times and dates. Call Les Paul Morgan more information.
Website: www.csradreamcatchers.com
Meeting Place #1:
Aiken Regional Medical Center
202 University Parkway
Aiken, South Carolina
Meeting Time: first Monday of each month, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Contact:
Les Paul Morgan
866-793-3407 or 803-279-9611
Meeting Place #2: Walton West
1355 Independence Drive
Augusta, GA
Meeting Time: second Thursday of each month, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Contact:
Les Paul Morgan
866-492-5866
Anderson
Anderson, Oconee, Pickens (AOP) Brain Injury Support Group
This group meets on the second Monday of each month from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Meeting Place:
Anderson County Disabilities and Special Needs Board
212 McGee Road
Anderson, SC
Contact:
Liz Willis 864-375-0996
Beaufort
Beaufort Brain Injury Support Group
Call for details on this group.
Contact:
Robert Easter 843-441-6219
Greenwood Brain Injury Support Group
Call for details on this group.
Contacts:
Kristy Lawson 864-942-7124
Michelle Crowe 864-942-7124
Charleston
Trident Head Injury Support Group (Charleston)
Description:
Assists survivors and their family members as they cope with the deficits and related problems of recovery from a brain injury (TBI). Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm for dinner followed by the meeting at 7:00pm. Meetings consist of presentations with topics relevant to people who have suffered a brain injury or caregivers to survivors.
Location:
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
2095 Henry Tecklenburg Drive,
Charleston, S.C., 29414-5733
Map and Directions
Contact Information:
843-822-1967 (Robert Durland)
thisgsc@gmail.com
Websites:
https://www.facebook.com/THeadInjurySG
Dorn VA Medical Center TBI Support Group
(For veterans with TBI and their family members)
This group meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 10:00 a.m. – Noon.
Meeting Place:
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Building 106
2nd Floor Room A201
6439 Garners Ferry Road
Columbia, SC
Contact: Tasha Davis 803-776-4000 ext.5724
Conway
Brain Injury Support Group of the Grand Strand (Myrtle Beach
This group meets the third Thursday of each month at noon (pot luck lunch & meeting).
Meeting Place:
HASCI (Head and Spinal Cord Injury) New Horizon Center
1021 3rd Avenue
Conway, SC
Contact:
Ann Roskow 843-651-5726 or 843-446-7413
Ellen Leftwich 843-488-1309
Hartsville
Hartsville Brain Injury Support Group
This group meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Meeting Place:
Hartsville Memorial Library
147 W. College Avenue
Hartsville, SC
Contact:
Danny Weaver 843-383-5585
Greensville
Upstate Brain Injury Support Group (Greenville)
This group meets on the first Tuesday of most months, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Call for more information.
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.
Contacts:
Anne and Gary Medlock 864-230-7821 and 864-230-7820
Rock Hill
Rock Hill Brain Injury Support Group
This group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Meeting Place:
HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
1795 Frank Gaston Blvd.
Rock Hill, SC
Contact:
Gail Boone 803-684-4692
Spartanburg
Spartanburg Brain Injury Support Group
This group meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Place:
Saint Francis Anglican Church
Webber Road
Spartanburg, SC
Contact:
Joanie Williams 864-680-1556