Three meetings per month on the 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd Tuesday of every month, from 1:00pm 3:00pm

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1 Please note that this is not an all-inclusive list. The information posted is the most recent information provided to the Toronto ABI Network from various organizations. Every effort is made to provide a comprehensive list of support groups; however, we are limited in that we rely on receiving information from external sources. Therefore, there may be additional groups in the GTA that are not included in the table below. There are also additional groups at inpatient facilities which are only available to inpatients at that facility and are closed to external clients. These are not included in the table below. Listings are sorted in the following order: (a) public/private membership; (b) organization name; (c) group name. Survivors with mild/moderate ABI Survivor, family/caregiver Family members of active and waiting list clients Adults with ABI who would benefit from an educational overview ABI Support Group Educational Family Coffee Connection Survivor/Family/Caregiver Workshop Family Support Group Discussion/Information Sharing/Social Support Living Well with a Brain Injury Workshop (Jointly developed with FSS, Rehab) Educational group Contact Person / How to Refer Brain Injury Society of Toronto Kat Powell, Program & Services info@bist.ca Brain Injury Society of Toronto Kat Powell, Program & Services info@bist.ca Diana Brouwer ext. 256 dianab@chirs.com Intake Services OR Diana Brouwer Intake@chirs.com dianab@chirs.com Three meetings per month on the 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd Tuesday of every month, from 1:00pm 3:00pm Monthly or bi-monthly; check BIST website for dates Outcome Measures Utilized Travel/parking costs Closed Travel/parking costs One evening per month Overall feedback. Public/private Weekly sessions for 12 weeks. Offered each Fall, Winter and Spring quarter. 1) Satisfaction with Life Scale 2) Outcome Rating Scale 3) Public/private Cost varies depending on public/private funding source. /Closed to family members of active and waiting list clients. Clients must be screened.

2 Outcome Measures Utilized /Closed Adults with ABI Individuals with acquired brain injury and substance use issues (age 19-60) Adults with ABI (age 16-64) Over 30 structured Social/Recreational Groups (Adult Day Services) Groups offered at site (62 Finch Ave. W., Toronto) and in the community. For further information please see program descriptions at SUBI (Substance Use and Brain Injury) Structured therapeutic group with a focus on addictions. ABI Adult Day Service (Scarborough) Location: Providence Healthcare 3276 St. Clair Ave. East Intake Services intake@chirs.com or Apply using Community Profile application at Intake Services or Judy Moir intake@chirs.com judym@chirs.com COTA Health For information: Contact the ABI Day Service Team at To make a referral, visit and print the ABI Client Community Profile. Fax to the Toronto ABI Network at Groups meet weekly (morning, afternoon or evening), Monday to Friday. 12-week sessions Weekly Day Program operates on a semester basis (Fall, Winter, Summer) each of which is weeks While the Day Service operates 5 days/week (Mon to Fri) applicants only register for the sessions they are interested in Sessions offered typically relate to skills training, education, recreation & mutual support Gaol Attainment ; Addiction Severity Inventory (ASI); Brief Symptomology Inventory (BSI); QOL Measure Satisfaction Measure Cost varies between programs and depending on funding sources. Cost varies between programs and depending on funding sources. Free. Closed Individuals must be referred and will be screen prior to participation. Closed People must apply to the program, be interviewed and admitted per the registration process for semester.

3 Outcome Measures Utilized /Closed (7-9 years)* (9-12 years)* Holland Bloorview clients ages 7-14 Brain Waves (Social and Cognitive Communication Skills) Brain Waves (Social and Cognitive Communication Skills) Home and Community Life Skills Service (provide 1:1 consultation as well as group life skills and recreation programs) Rehabilitation a Rehabilitation a Rehabilitation Eric Wilkie ext July or August TBA Year round Various other There is a fee for group programming *Concurrent sessions held for parents of *Concurrent sessions held for parents of Closed; Preregistration required. *Cross-diagnostic group Adult family members of ABI survivors (16 yrs+) Children and teens with ABI & stroke with hemiplegia (Life Skills) Family Information & Support Group Discussion/Social Support Helping Hand Constraint Induced Therapy Group Rehabilitation Valerie Lusted ext vlusted@hollandbloorview.ca Rehabilitation Janet Woodhouse ext jwoodhouse@hollandbloorview.ca Held 5 times a year in the evening. Contact Valerie Lusted for details. Daily for a two week period from 9:30am to 1:00pm Overall evaluations Assisting Hand Assessment Motor Activity Log Quest $5/term for refreshments *Concurrent sessions held for parents of

4 Outcome Measures Utilized /Closed (age 16-25) Parents of younger teens and children survivors with ABI (15 years and younger) (under 5 years)* (10-25 years) and/or their parents* (16-25 years) Teen and Young Adult ABI Support Group Structured/Social Support Parent Support Group (Kids/Younger Teens) Social Support/ Psychoeducational Play with Words Parent- Child Communication Skills Play Group (Language Skills) Sexuality, Safety & Smarts Workshop Psychoeducational Turning Point (Life Skills) Caron Gan ext cgan@hollandbloorview.ca Anna Marie Batelaan ext abatelaan@hollandbloorview.ca lkakongeclayton@hollandbloorview.ca Caron Gan ext cgan@hollandbloorview.ca Heather Keating ext hkeating@hollandbloorview.ca Bi-monthly on Tuesday evening; September June 3 rd Tuesday evening of the month; September June May (6 weeks) To be determined contact Caron for details Overnight stay. Overall evaluations Overall feedback MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory Overall evaluations. Various other Group volunteers bring snacks. Nominal fee to cover refreshments only. There is a fee. Subsidies may be available. Participants must be screened. Participants must be screened. *Concurrent sessions held for parents of ; Preregistration is required. *Various ageappropriate concurrent breakout sessions held. Closed: Invited

5 Outcome Measures Utilized /Closed (8-10 years)* (8-15 years) Centre Clients* (16-25 years) AVM, Aneurysms survivors and caregivers Writing Club (Cognitive Communication; Writing Skills; Organization) The Happy Believers Scheduled/Social/ Information/Support/ Therapeutic Youth Weekend Retreat (Life Skills) The Toronto AVM and Aneurysm Support Group and Mentorship Program Kathy Gravel ext Heather Keating ext Toronto Western Contact through , phone, referral, drop-in Dawn Tymianski ext Pam McFarlane ext Winter or Spring 3 rd Tuesday evening of the month. 7:00pm-8:00pm September-June each year Overnight stay. January Once monthly, 1 st Thursday of every month (approx per month) Test of Written Language (TOWL) Short evaluations each session Overall evaluations Questionnaire completed at initial meeting and again in 6 months Members are invited to contribute to potluck socials in December & June. There is a fee. Subsidies may be available. Trained mentors speak one-to-one with patients and their families through monthly support group, phone or internet support. Support and mentoring is also provided to people across Canada through . *Concurrent session held for parents of Participants must be screened and registered before attending. *Cross-diagnostic group

6 Outcome Measures Utilized /Closed Moderate-Severe ABI Client Support Group 5-18 yrs. Academic and Recreational Camp/Summer in the City 18 years + Communication Group Only run based on need of existing clients; by SLP in conjunction with Rehab Therapists 18 years + Executive Functioning Group Only run based on need of existing clients, by OTs Women s Group Only run based on need of existing clients, by OT in conjunction with Rehab Therapists 18 years + Social Group, Life Skills Group Run by Clinical Director and in accordance with Rehab Therapists Adults with brain Pain Management Program injury and chronic pain West Park Healthcare Centre Christine Zilli, Social Work ext christine.zilli@westpark.org David Pearson, School David Pearson, Clinic and Outreach David Pearson, Clinic and Outreach David Pearson, Clinic and Outreach Neuro-Rehab Services Inc. Trisha Cooke, Intake ext. 224 intake@neurorehab.ca Every Wednesday evening (7:00pm-9:00pm) from October to May Satisfaction with group Summer holidays Overall evaluations Bi-monthly Bi-monthly Once a week Two days a week for six weeks Satisfaction questionnaire and goal attainment scaling Satisfaction questionnaire and goal attainment scaling Satisfaction questionnaire and goal attainment scaling Goal achievement $700/week $60 per session $60 per session $60 per session $1,015 Closed; Prescreening is required. Facilitators: NRS PTs, OTs & SWs