Wisconsin Brain Injury Support Groups

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Statewide Parent to Parent Network
Mothers United for Moral Support (MUMS)
877-336-5333 parents only, in Wisconsin

Green Bay: Julie Gordon (920) 336-5333
Oconomowoc: Bridget (262) 567-7807 or
Chris (262) 965-4238
Email: mums@netnet.net
Web Site: www.netnet.net/mums/

(A non-profit tax-exempt organization, whose mission is to help parents who have a child with any disorder, medical condition, mental or emotional disorder make connections with other parents whose children have the same or similar condition.)

Northwest Wisconsin

Acquired Brain Injury Group

Meets: -Please call Tom Sather
Contact: Tom Sather
Phone: 715-838-3310

Chequamegon Clinic (she-wam-again)

Meets: 3rd Wednesday, 1:00 – 2:00pm
Contact: Stewart Holman
Phone: 715-682-5676
ncilstew@superior-nfp.org •
Meets at: Chequamegon Clinic (she-wam-again)
Address: 415 Ellis Ave., Ashland, Wisconsin 54806

Eau Claire Self Help

Meets: 3rd Thursday, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Contact: Audrey Nelson
Phone: 715-838-9352
Meets at: Sacred Heart Hospital-Eau Claire
Address: 900 West Clairemont (Bishop Hall), -, Wisconsin -

Rice Lake

Meets: 1st Sunday, 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Contact: Corinne & Jim Richie
Phone: 715-234-0079
Meets at: Lakeview Medical Center, Conference Room
Address: 1100 N. Main, Rice Lake, Wisconsin 54868

Mild Brain Injury Group

Meets: 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Contact: Mary Beth Clark
Phone: 715-838-3258
Meets at: Luther Hospital – Eau Claire
Address: 1221 Whipple Street, -, Wisconsin -

Burnett County

Meets: 2nd Sunday, 1:00 – 2:30pm
Contact: Jerry or Karen
Phone: 715-349-8985
Meets at: Siren Covenant
Address: 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren , -, Wisconsin -

Young Persons TBI

Meets: Meetings have varied locations/days
Contact: Mary Beth Clark or Tom Sather
Phone: 715-838-3258

Central and North Central Wisconsin

Wausau

Aspirus Wausau Hospital
333 Pine Ridge Blvd.
2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm
Contact: 715-847-2826 Lea Ratajczyk

West Central Wisconsin (La Crosse)

Big River Chapter – LaCrosse

Meets: Last Tuesday, 5:30pm – 7:00 pm
Contact: Linda Syverson-Kerr
Phone: 608-780-4431
admin@biaw.org •
Meets at: Franciscan-Skemp Healthcare, Rose Conf. Rm-2nd Floor
Address: -, LaCrosse, Wisconsin -

Southwest Wisconsin Brain Injury Support Group

Meets: 2nd Thursday of each month 7:00pm
Contact: Beth Hanley-Adams
Phone: 608-726-0335
bethlynn_author@yahoo.com •
Meets at: Shullsburg Community Townsend Building, Senior Center Room
Address: 190 N. Judgement Street, Shullsburg, Wisconsin 53586

Northeast

Appleton

Meets: 4th Monday, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Contact: Lisa Murphy
Phone: 920-725-0943 x111
Meets at: St. Elizabeth Hospital
Address: 1506 S.Oneida Street, Appleton, Wisconsin -

Aspirus Wausau Hospital

Meets: 2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm
Contact: Lea Ratajczyk
Phone: 715-847-2826
Meets at: Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Address: 333 Pine Ridge Blvd., Wausau, Wisconsin -

Manitowoc County

Meets: 3rd Monday, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Contact: Lynn Paider
Phone: 920-755-2692
Meets at: First Lutheran Church
Address: North 8th Street, -, Wisconsin -

Fond du Lac/TLC

Meets: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Contact: Shirley Speier / Niki Bartus
Phone: 920-923-5462 / 920-929-7322
Meets at: St. Agnes Hospital, Plaza Level Conference Room
Address: -, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin -

Making New Connections

Meets: 4th Wednesday, 7:00 – 9:00pm
Contact: Karen Feld
Phone: 920-866-9493
Meets at: Green Bay
Address: 2990 Voyager Drive, Green Bay, Wisconsin -

Miracle Point Brain Injury Society

Meets: 1st Monday, 6:30 – 8:00pm (Sept.-May)
Contact: Wendy Clark
Phone: 920-459-4642
Meets at: St. Nicholas Hospital / Francis

Brown County – N.E.W. Curative Rehabilitation

Meets: 2nd Tuesday every other month, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Contact: Stephanie Umentum
Phone: 920-593-3570•
Meets at: -
Address: 2900 Curry Lane, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54311

Oshkosh- Ability Resource Center

Meets: 2nd Thursday (alternate months) 10:30am – 12:00pm
Contact: Bob Poeshci
Phone: 920-236-9230
bob@arcwinnebago.com •
Meets at: Ability Resource Center
Address: 115 Washington Avenue, Ste. A, Oshkosh, Wisconsin -

Stevens Point Area Support Group

Meets: Last Tuesday of the Month, 6:30pm
Contact: Holly LeClair
Phone: 715-344-4563 or 920-323-9674
Meets at: -
Address: 41 Park Ridge Dr., Stevens Point, Wisconsin

TBI Support Group Oshkosh

Meets: Fourth Thursday of every month 6:30-8:30pm
Contact: Michael Athanasiou
Phone: 920-233-3655
Meets at: Aurora Medical Center
Address: 855 N. Westhaven Dr., Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54904

Southeast Wisconsin

Dodge County

Meets: 3rd Monday, 6:00 – 7:00pm
Contact: Laura Bertagnoli
Phone: 920-386-3400
Meets at: Clearview Brain Injury Center, Clearview North
Address: 199 Home Road, Juneau, Wisconsin -

Embracing Hope

Meets: 4th Wednesday, 6:00-7:30 pm
Contact: Lisa Alberte
Phone: 262-679-9684
Meets at: Zablocki Library
Address: 3501 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin -

Janesville

Meets: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00pm
Contact: John Weber
Phone: 608-752-4993
Meets at: United Way Building
Address: -, Janesville, Wisconsin -

Mild Brain Injury Group for Spouses & Significant Others

Meets: 2nd Monday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Contact: Lynn Hovey
Phone: 608-222-4717 or 608-576-5285
lynn.hovey@mgschools.net •
Meets at: Madison Meriter Hospital – Patient Registration Area Conference Room
Address: 202 S. Park Street, Madison, Wisconsin -

Mild Brain Injury Resource Network

Meets: 3rd Thursday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Contact: Deb Enburg, PhD
Phone: 608-845-6356
dpenburg@chorus.net •
Meets at: Madison Meriter Hospital – 10 Tower Conference Room, 10th floor
Address: 202. S. Park, Madison, Wisconsin -

Milwaukee Area Self-Help (MASH)

Meets: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00pm (Sept.-May)
Contact: Ruth Kleist
Phone: 414-444-7270
Meets at: West Milwaukee Community Center
Address: 1345 S. 47th Street, West Milwaukee, Wisconsin -

Brain Injury Rehab Center of Milw. at Mt. Carmel

Meets: 4th Monday, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Contact: Mary Smith
Phone: 414-325-4018
Meets at: Brain Injury Rehabilitation Center of Milwaukee at Mt. Carmel
Address: 5700 W. Layton Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin -

Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Brain Injury Group

Meets: 2nd Wednesday, 4:00 – 5:00pm
Contact: Anne Rapacy
Phone: 414-298-6810
Meets at: SHRI – 2nd Floor
Address: 2025 E. Newport Avenue , Milwaukee, Wisconsin -

Stateline TBI Support Group for Functioning Teens and Adults

Meets: Third Tuesday of the Month 7-8:30 PM
Contact: Beth Jankowski
Phone: 262-344-1505
statelinetbi@yahoo.com • http://www.facebook.com/l/f6b95/statelinetbi.org
Meets at: First Christian Church
Address: 13022 Wilmot Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin 53142
Group Website: http://statelinetbi.org

TBI Spousal & Significant Other Support Group

Meets: 2nd Thursday, 6 – 7:30 pm (stroke spouses welcome)
Contact: Meagan Liska or Janet Rebholz
Phone: 262-641-0224 or 262-679-3348
Meets at: Paragon Community Services LLC
Address: 2875 S. Moorland Road, New Berlin, Wisconsin -
Group is on hold until further notice.

Waukesha County / Lake Country Brain Injury Support Group

Meets: 1st Wednesday every month 6:00-7:30pm
Contact: Deb Swearingen
Phone: 262-928-2351
deborah.swearingen@phci.org •
Meets at: Country Springs Hotel
Address: 2810 Golf Road, Pewaukee, Wisconsin 53072

Information Current as of 9/12/11

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Understanding Subtle Brain Injury

The concussions that disable, are almost always more symptomatic at 24 hours, than at the 2-4 hour time frame when injured persons are evaluated in the emergency room. Brain injury symptoms escalate over the first 24 hours, because brain injury involves a cascade of events. It is critical that if you are still symptomatic the day after your injury, go back to the same Emergency Room, don’t wait for a doctors appointment. It is critical that the Emergency Room personnel see that the symptoms still persist or have gotten worse.

View Our Video Series on Concussions