Rehabilitation Center

Support Groups

Support groups can be an essential means of ongoing support as you return to your home and community after rehabilitation. The local Salt Lake City community has many support resources available. Listed below are groups we commonly refer patients and families to for ongoing support. If you are not from the Salt Lake City area, your discharge planner will work with you to locate the necessary resources for ongoing support.

Aphasia Support Group

Contact Information:

Christina Nessler
801-582-1565 ext 5379

Location:

Held in Salt Lake City area

Brain Injury Support Group

Aditional Information:

Brigham Young University Stroke & Brain Injury Support Group
Carol Moody
Speech & Language Clinic
136 Taylor Building
1190 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604
801-422-5117
Meet 1st Thursday of every month from 7-8 p.m.  Meetings help in Room 125 at the BYU Comprehensive Clinic.

Phoenix Services Corp.
Caregivers Support Group
189 South State Street, Suite 230
Clearfield, UT 84015
801-825-4535
Meet 4th Thursday of each month from 7-8:30p.m.

U of U Brain Injury Support Group - University of Utah Health Care
Sugar House Health Center
1138 E. Wilmington Avenue
Salt Lake City, Utah
Kiera Berggren, SLP
801-581-2221
This group meets at 7:00pm the 4th Tuesday of every month

Epilepsy Association of Utah

Additional Information:

For more information visit the www.epilepsyut.org.

National Neurofibromatosis Foundation

Additional Information:

For more information visit the www.nfnetwork.org

Parkinsons Disease Support

Additional Information:

For more information visit the www.utahapda.org

Spina Bifida Association

Additional Information:

For more information visit the www.utahspineabifida.org

Spinal Cord Injury Support

Additional Information:

Utah - Trails
Contact Tanja with the TRAILS Program, at (801) 581-2526 for more information or email tanja.kari@hsc.utah.edu

Nevada - The Spinal Cord Injury Network
702-259-0789

Idaho - Paralysis Support Group
208-745-6575