Saturday, May 31, 2025 DeSales Unviversity -- Center Valley, PA
🚨Survivor Scholarship Funds Needed!! Contribute to the David L. Strauss Memorial Scholarship Fund
The David L. Strauss Memorial Scholarship Fund plays a crucial role in helping brain injury survivors and their caregivers attend the Annual Conference—a transformative event that offers important education, resources, and community connection. This year, we have received 41 scholarship applications from survivors—many of whom also require assistance and need a caregiver to accompany them. For these individuals and their caregivers, the conference offers more than just education; it’s a rare and meaningful chance to connect, share, and heal in a supportive community. However, without additional donations, we simply won’t be able to meet the full extent of the need. Your support can ensure that more survivors and their caregivers don’t miss out on this enriching experience. Please consider making a donation today—every gift makes a real impact.
John Savelloni Memorial Golf Clinic Tuesday, June 17, 2025
This Annual Golf Clinic is organized by the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania, partnering again this year with PGA Reach, the Fighting Back Scholarship Program and Penn Oaks Golf Club. John Savelloni was an active and involved Council on Brain Injury (CoBI) Board member, as well as the CFO of the Oliver Heating and Cooling Company. Oliver has continued as the Event Sponsor in John's memory for many years.
This Learn to Swing clinic is designed for golfers and non-golfers of all abilities. The clinic will include instruction on both the driving range and the putting green by PGA Professionals from Penn Oaks and the surrounding area. We also thrilled to have GAP Adaptive join us again this year. Their "No Limits" philosophy helped all participants learn about adaptive equipment and increasing accessibility to the game. Registration opens May 1, 2025!
The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania was proud to host the first Opioid Summit on April 22 as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Opioid Initiative. This important event brought together representatives from the brain injury community, substance abuse disorder professionals, and other systems that serve individuals with coexisting disorders. The summit fostered meaningful dialogue and collaboration among stakeholders, highlighting the urgent need for integrated care and greater awareness of the intersection between brain injury and substance misuse. The event was a great success, marking a strong step forward in addressing these overlapping challenges across the Commonwealth.
BIAPA Clinical Forum Series
This FREE session is intended for a professional audience. Questions can be directed to MJ Schmidt at schmidt@biapa.org.
BIAA hosts a series of live webinars for brain injury professionals, as well as survivors and caregivers. These webinars are FREE for caregivers and survivors, and cost $50 for professionals looking to gain CEUs.
BIAA's upcoming webinar, Silent Struggles: Traumatic Brain Injuries and Mental Health in Law Enforcement, will be held on May 13 at 3:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will discuss the prevalence of traumatic brain injuries among law enforcement officers, including the short- and long-term impacts on their health and job performance.
ReDiscover U classes are held on Monday nights at 6 PM ET via Zoom. Use this link to join any of the classes at 6 PM on Mondays
May 5, 2025 : Share NIGHT!
For more information about ReDiscover U, including a description of the classes, CLICK HERE.
To sign up for the ReDiscover U email list, click HERE to fill out a brief registration form.
The BIAPA statewide virtual support group will meet Thursday, May 15 at 5 PM. This tight-knit community consists of survivors, caregivers, family and professionals from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! Please use thisZoom Link to access the meeting.
BIAPA's next Caregiver Support Group will be held on Wednesday, May 8, at 6 PM. This monthly, virtual meeting is open to all caregivers. The meetings are an excellent opportunity for caregivers to meet one another, share experiences and discuss topics of unique relevance to their roles. No pre-registration is required! To join this monthly meeting, use this Zoom Link.
To sign up for email alerts for one of BIAPA's virtual groups listed above, follow this link to complete a brief registration form.
A full list of all of Pennsylvania's Brain Injury Support Groups, along with contact information for each, is on the BIAPA website's Support Group Listing Page. We are currently updating this information, and while we have done so for most groups, there are still some that we're trying to reach. If you're aware of groups that are meeting either virtually or in-person and are not on our listing, or if you have any updated details about a group on the list, please contact Melanie Morrison morrison@biapa.org so that we can let others know about them.
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