North Carolina Brain Injury Support Groups
Many local support groups exist across North Carolina to help people with brain injuries and their families and the professionals serving them to find local resources and support. Some are specific for spouses, children or military but most are open to all. You might not want to attend a support group every month, but we recommend visiting those near you at least once or twice. Others who have taken the brain injury journey before you may have much to teach you.

Click here to find a local support that meets near you

The BIANC Regional office at Carolinas Rehabilitation publishes a quarterly newsletter for Support group leaders and members.
Click here find issues of the Support Link newsletter.

Start a new brain injury support group in your area.
BIANC will assist and support you.
Click here for "How To Start a Brain Injury Support Group".

Need ideas for meeting topics...check these out and send in other ideas for us to include on the website
Fitness and Exercise Meeting Topic
Good Nutrition Meeting Topic (click here for Food Groups Hand-out)
Memory Meeting Topic
Social Skills Meeting Topic (Click here for Social skills Hand-out)
Support for those who cannot attend meetings and Military

(A Special thanks to Debbie Jones, support group leader in Morehead City, for developing Hand-outs for the Good Nutrition and Social Skills topics. BIANC welcomes your assistance in getting tools in the hands of support group leaders)

Each of the 43 brain injury support groups identified across North Carolina has their own individual structure, leadership and membership. No group pays dues to BIANC. Small support group grants are available (up to $200) from BIANC for activities related to fitness, wellness, education or awareness. All BIANC offices offer information, support and materials to assist in getting new groups started. Regional Outreach Coordinators from the Family and Community Support Offices keep in contact with support group leaders in their area, visit their groups during the year, and organize regional support group leader training sessions. The Raleigh BIANC office sends newsletters and other educational materials or information at least quarterly to all support group leaders and arranges an annual statewide support group leader training session. Monthly teleconference calls and an email list serve help with communication and sharing of ideas or concerns. Meetings vary from weekly, to monthly to quarterly and may target youth, spouses, or include other disability groups such as stroke or spinal cord injury in their groups.