Brain injury Resource Center of Wisconsin Resources Specific To Brain Injury

Support groups are a valuable resource not only for support, but also for socializing and information sharing. Individuals and families who have lived with brain injury have information to share with those who are in the process of learning to cope with and accepting their new life after an injury  Often survivors, their family members and friends, and co-workers can feel as if they are alone and no one knows what they are feeling, thinking, and experiencing.

 Brain injury causes a “ripple effect” unlike other situations that can befall an individual. Support groups can reach out to all those caught in the “wake” of the brain injury. Wisconsin should have brain injury support groups state-wide.  The Brain Injury Resource Center of Wisconsin is here to assist you in developing a support group in your area if one does not currently exist.  Contact Us today to learn how to start a support group in your area

​ADAMS COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

ASHLAND COUNTY

DATE: Third Wednesday of every month
TIME: 1:00 pm until 2:0 pm
LOCATION: Chequamegon Clinic Community Room, 415 Ellis Ave, Ashland, WI 54806
CONTACT: Denise Kontny (715) 685-6666

BARRON COUNTY

DATE: First Sunday of the month

TIME: 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm

LOCATION: Rice Lake Lakeview Medical Center,  1100 North Main, Conference Room

CONTACT:  Corrine or Jim Richie (715) 234-0079

TITLE: Brain Injury Support Group

BAYFIELD COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

BROWN COUNTY

DATE: Meets Quarterly on the second Tuesday 
TIME: 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm
LOCATION: N.E.W. Curative Rehabilitation, 2900 Curry Lane, Green Bay, WI  54311
CONTACT:  Jessica Drumm 920-593-3570

TITLE: Brain Injury Support Group

DATE: Fourth Wednesday of the month

TIME: 7:00 pm

LOCATION: Making New Connections Bay Evangelical Covenant Church, 2280 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay, WI

CONTACT: Karen Feld (karen4tbisg@aol.com)

​TITLE: Brain Injury Support Group

BUFFALO COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

BURNETT COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

CALUMET COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

CHIPPEWA COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

CLARK COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

COLUMBIA COUNTY

DATE: 3rd Tuesday of Every Month

TIME: 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm

LOCATION: Suite 4 - Conference Room, Wellness Center, 2815 New Pinery Road, Portage, WI 53901

CONTACT: Kayla Wolff 608-745-6290 or kwolff@dshealthcare.com

CRAWFORD COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

DANE COUNTY

DATE: 2nd Monday of each month
TIME: 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm
LOCATION: Madison Meriter Hospital, Patient Registration Area Conference Room, 202 South Park Street, Madison, WI
CONTACT: Lynn Hovey 608-222-4717

TITLE: Mild Brain Injury Group for Spouses and Significant Others

DATE: Third Thursday of the month

TIME: 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm

LOCATION: Meriter Hospital, One Tower Conference Room, 202 South Park Street, Madison, WI

CONTACT: Deb Enburg (608) 845-6356

TITLE: Mild Brain Injury Resource Network

DANE COUNTY = Brain Aneurysm Support Group, Madison

DODGE COUNTY

DATE: 3rd Monday of the month
TIME: 6:00 p.m. until  7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Clearview Brain Injury Center, 198 County DF, Juneau, WI
CONTACT: Tammy Novotny 920-386-3400

DOOR COUNTY

Door County Stroke Support Group - The group is for those who have had a stroke, their families and interested friends.  
2nd Thursday of each month
Call for Location: (920) 858-1874

DOUGLAS COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

DUNN COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

EAU CLAIRE COUNTY

DATE: Third Thursday of the month
TIME: 5:30 pm until 6:30 pm
LOCATION: Luther Campus Clinic Entrance, Deli Conference Room,  1221 Whipple Street, Eau Claire, WI
CONTACT:  Michelle Knutson  715-838-1725 or Mary Beth Clark 715-838-3258

TITLE: Mild Brain Injury Group

DATE: Third Thursday of the Month

TIME: 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm

LOCATION: Sacred Heart Hospital, 900 West Clairemont, Eau Claire, WI

CONTACT: Chastity Krings (715) 308-6052 or Rhonda Olson (715) 717-4392

TITLE: Wisconsin Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group

EAU CLAIRE - LOCATION: Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin - Support Groups (all)

FLORENCE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

FOND DU LAC COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

FOREST COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

GRANT COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

GREEN COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

GREEN LAKE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

IOWA COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

IRON COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

JACKSON COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

JEFFERSON COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

JUNEAU COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

KENOSHA COUNTY

DATE: Third Tuesday of the month

TIME: 7:00 pm util 8:30 pm

LOCATION: First Christian Church, 13022 Wilmont Road, Kenosha

CONTACT: Beth Jankowski (262) 344-1505

TITLE: Stateline TBI Support Group for Functioning Teens and Adults


KEWAUNEE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

LACROSSE COUNTY

DATE: Last Tuesday of the month
TIME: 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Franciscan Skemp Healthcare 800 West Ave S, La Crosse, WI (Cross Streets: Between Mississippi St and Winnebago St )
CONTACT: (608) 785-0940 ext 22857

DATE: Second Tuesday of the month

TIME: 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm

LOCATION: Big River Chapter - La Crosse Gundersen Medical Center - 1st floor of Mooney Education Library, LaCrosse, WI

CONTACT: Elizabeth Rand RN or Brittany George OT (608) 775-4063

TITLE: Brain Injury Support Group

LAFAYETE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

LANGLADE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

LINCOLN COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

MANITOWOC COUNTY 

Family Caregiver Education - Powerful Tools for Caregiving 
Location: Aging & Disability Resource Center of the Lakeshore, 4319 Expo Drive, Manitowoc, WI  54220, (920) 683-4180

Male Caregiver Support Group - For men (only) who are caring for a loved one in their own home - OR in a Long-term-care setting 
DATE: 3rd Wednesday of each month 9:00 AM 
LOCATION: Aging & Disability Resource Center of the Lakeshore, 4319 Expo Drive, Manitowoc, WI  54220, (920) 683-4180

Stroke Support Group (If interest)
LOCATION: Holy Family Memorial Medical Center, Manitowoc, Wi  54220, (920) 320-2208 

Neuro Support Group for those who have had strokes, traumatic brain injury, brain surgery or TIAs
DATE: 1st Wednesday of each month 6:00 PM
LOCATION: Aurora Medical Center, Superior Conference Room, Two Rivers, WI  54241, (920) 794-5000

MARATHON COUNTY

DATE: 2nd Wednesday of the month
TIME: starts at 6:30 pm
LOCATION: Aspirus Wausau Hospital, 333 Pine Ridge Blvd, Wausau, WI
CONTACT: Lea Ratajczyk 715-847-2826

TITLE: Brain Injury Support Group

MARINETTE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

MARQUETTE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

MENOMONEE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

MILWAUKEE COUNTY

DATE: First Monday of the month

​TIME: 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm

​LOCATION:  Wellspring of Milwaukee, 9350 W. Fond Du Lac Avenue, Milwaukee, WI.
CONTACT: Randy Kohl (414) 797-0114

TITLE: Day Spring Brain Injury Support Group

MILWAUKEE COUNTY: Brain Aneurysm Support Group, Franklin 

MONROE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

OCONTO COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

ONEIDA COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY

DATE: 4th Monday of the month
TIME: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
LOCATION: St. Elizabeth Hospital, 1506 South Oneida Street, Appleton, WI
CONTACT: Erin 920-725-0943 Ext 111


OZAUKEE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

PEPIN COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

PIERCE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

POLK COUNTY

DATE: Second Friday of the month
TIME: 2:00 pm -3:30 pm
LOCATION: Frederic Public Library--127 Oak Street West Frederic, WI 54837
CONTACT: Julie Martin, juliemartin92@yahoo.com (715) 327-4474

TITLE: Brain Injury Support Group

PORTAGE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

PRICE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

RACINE COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

RICHLAND COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

ROCK COUNTY

DATE: Second Tuesday of the month
TIME: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
LOCATION: Community Connections Catholic Charities, 2200 West Court Street, Janesville, WI
CONTACT: Brenda Brown 608-752-4993 or email at bbrown@ccddc.com

TITLE: Brain Injury Support Group

DATE: Second Tuesday of the month

TIME: 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm

LOCATION: Mercy Hospital, Room G097, 1000 Mineral Point Ave, Janesville, WI

CONTACT: Brenda Bostwick (608) 718-9099

TITLE: Rock County Brain Trauma Support Group

DATE: Third Thursday of the month

TIME: 11:00 am until 12:00 noon

LOCATION: Rock County Advocacy Services, Chester Square, 136 West Grand Ave, Suite 300, Beloit, WI 

CONTACT: Brenda Bostwick (608) 718-9099

TITLE: Rock County Advocacy Services Support Group

RUSK COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

SAUK COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

SAWYER COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

SHAWANO COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY

DATE: 1st Monday of the month (September thru May only - no meetings June, July or August)
TIME: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
LOCATION: St. Nicholas Hospital, Francis Room, 3100 Superior Avenue, Sheboygan, WI
CONTACT: Wendy Clark (920)-459-4642
TITLE: Sheboygan Area Miracle Point Brain Injury Society

ST. CROIX COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

TAYLOR COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

TREMPEALEAU COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

VERNON COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

VILAS COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

WALWORTH COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

WASHBURN COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

WASHINGTON COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

WAUKESHA COUNTY -

BIRCofWI office

511 North Grand Ave

All groups meet from arrive by 11:45a then group meets from 12:00 noon until 1:00 pm 

February 17

March 17

April 21

May 19

June 9

DATE: First Tuesday of the month
TIME: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
LOCATION: Aurora Medical Center, 36500 Aurora Drive, Summit, WI, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Solarium, First Floor
CONTACT: 262-434-2600 (Diane Lorenz PT or Rachel Duginske SLP)

TITLE: Outpatient Stroke Support Group

DATE: Fourth Wednesday of the month (refer to flyer at right)
TIME: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
LOCATION: Waukesha Memorial Hospital, 725 American Ave, Waukesha, WI - 2nd Floor in the south side of the 725 Grille
CONTACT: 262-928-6217 ask for Heather - Support Group Link

DATE: First Wednesday of the month

TIME: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
LOCATION: Waukesha Memorial Hospital, 725 American Ave, Waukesha, WI - Lobby Rooms 1 and 2
CONTACT: Jennifer Micheau 262-928-2351

TITLE: Waukesha County "Heading Forward"

DATE: April and August (2 hours a week for seven weeks every Thursday) - "Stepping On" Workshop
TIME: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
LOCATION: Aurora Medical Center, 36500 Aurora Drive, Summit, WI
CONTACT: 262-434-2600 (Ask for the Rehabilitation Department)

DATE: Fouth Wednesday of the month

TIME: 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm (advanced registration is required)

LOCATION: Acres of Hope and Aspirations, W147 S7138 Durham Place, Muskego, WI 

CONTACT: Lisa Alberte RN (414) 405-4722

TITLE: Embracing Hope Brain Injury Support Group

WAUPACA COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

WAUSHARA COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

WINNEBAGO COUNTY

DATE: 4th Thursday of the month
TIME: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
LOCATION: Aurora Medical Center, First Floor, 855 North Westhaven Drive, Oshkosh, WI
CONTACT: Michael Athanasiou 920-233-3655

TITLE: Oshkosh TBI Support Group

DATE: Fourth Monday of the Month

TIME: 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm

LOCATION: St. Elizabeth Hospital, 1506 South Oneida Street, Appleton, WI

CONTACT: Mitch Cornils (920) 731-9831 X111

TITLE: Brain Injury Support Group

WOOD COUNTY

No Brain Injury Support Group located at this time - please contact us to include a support group for this county

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DISCLAIMER: All Brain Injury Resource Center of Wisconsin meetings are volunteer-based support groups and do not provide medical advice, counseling, diagnosis, or treatment. Our purpose is to share our experiences and what has/has not been helpful for our friends, family, co-workers, and loved ones.