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Manhattan
19 West 34th Street
Suite Penthouse
Between 5th and 6th Avenue
Manhattan, NY

2002 Support Groups

 BI Society Website
Serving Acquired (Includes Traumatic)
Brain Injured Individuals and Their Families

Mailing & Billing Address Only:
1901 Avenue N - Suite 5E
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Clinicial and Administrative Office:
1517 Voorhies Avenue - Suite 1G
Btwn Sheepshead Bay & Q Train Station
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Telephone & Helpline: 718-645-4401

2004 Peer Resource Support Groups

Please Call 718-645-4401
BEFORE attending any of our Support Groups for current schedules.

  • Schedule remains consistent with exceptions: April, June and Summer 2001. Schedule to change due to unforseen circumstances. Peer Resource Support Groups are NOT available in April (Brooklyn and Bellevue Hospital only) and July for all support groups.
  • Attendance must be confirmed via call to Brain Injury Society--718-645-4401.
  • Additional support groups to be announced for daytime and evening hours to accommodate individual and family member schedules.
  • FOR MORE INFORMATION ON: Support Groups, Medical and Facility Referrals, Conferences, Symposiums, Workshops and Brain Injury Society Services. PLEASE CALL 718 645-4401
  • Suggested contribution $1.00 per person per session. Thank you for your consideration and cooperation in this matter.



Manhattan Brooklyn Bronx Staten Island

  MANHATTAN  
Please call to confirm schedule and your attendance IN ADVANCE. Thank you. Schedule to change due to unforseen circumstances. Peer Resource Support Groups are NOT available in April (Brooklyn and Bellevue Hospital only) and July for all Support Groups..

  • Rusk Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine
    19 West 34th Street, Penthouse Suite,
    Between 5th and 6th Avenues, Manhattan, New York

   BROOKLYN  
Please call to confirm schedule and your attendance IN ADVANCE. Thank you. Schedule to change due to unforseen circumstances. Peer Resource Support Groups are NOT available in April (Brooklyn and Bellevue Hospital only) and July for all Support Groups.
  • Brain Injury Society
    Complete Healing Center
    1890 E 5th St Suite 3S (Sam) Brooklyn, NY 11223
    6:00 - 7:00 PM 1st Monday of each month EXCEPT for April, July, and August 2000
    Networking and Coffee at 5:30 and 7:00 PM
    Please contact: Menucha Fogel, BS, SDS 718 645-4401
  • Maimonides Medical Center
    Patient Representative Board Room
    4902 Tenth Avenue
    Brooklyn, New York 11219
    5:30 - 6:30 PM 4th Wednesday of each month EXCEPT April, July and August 2000
    Please contact: Ilene Preiss, M.S., A.B.D. 718 645-4401

QUEENS
Please call to confirm schedule and your attendance. Thank you.
  • To Be Announced

BRONX    
Please call to confirm schedule and your attendance. Thank you.
  • To Be Announced

STATEN ISLAND
Please call to confirm schedule and your attendance. Thank you.
  • To Be Announced

MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR CARETAKERS ON PERTINENT TOPICS OF NEED
and
FORTHCOMING PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPMENT

Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injury
Secondary factors
Traumatic Brain Injury
Differences and overlapping problems between various acquired and traumatic brain injuries
Emergency Room Misdiagnosis
The relationship to drugs, alcohol and substance abuse
Intervention after brain injury
Sports Injury and Brain Injury
Advocacy
Choices and Decisions
Alternative Medicine
How does it assist traditional medicine
Brain Injury Law
Your rights
Cognitive Abilities
Compensatory Strategies
Drug Dependency, Substance Abuse and Brain Injury
Primary and Secondary Factors
Epilepsy and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Recognition of a minor episode
Resources
What are you entitled to
Sports Injuries and Traumatic Brain Injury
How to recognize a Minor Traumatic Brain Injury
The Consequences
Vestibular and Vision
The Connection

*Brain Injury Society continuously strives to keep schedules as posted. Rescheduling events may occur due to natural disasters, severe weather conditions, renovations of hospital area, speaker family crisis, typographical errors, some unforeseen circumstances and/or change of location due to registration, schedule may be changed without notice. Please call to assure of events desired. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Call (718) 645-4401


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