Registration for the BIAPA 2026 Annual Conference – Brain Injury Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan: Achieving Outcomes and Strengthening Community – is open! Don’t miss this nationally recognized gathering that unites survivors, families, caregivers, and professionals for learning, connection, and collaboration.
If you are unable to pay the conference fee due to financial hardship, a limited number of scholarships are available. Priority is given to first-time applicants. Scholarship funds are made possible by the David L. Strauss Memorial Scholarship Fund and generous contributions from donors.
Please download and complete the application and return the completed application by April 30, 2026.
Need help with registration? Contact Christine Schneider at schneider@biapa.org or call 717-940-0976.
Saturday, March 14, 2026. 11 AM - 2 PM Westmoreland Mall, Greensburg, PA
Featuring hands-on activities that show how the brain works and highlight practical ways to prevent brain injuries. FREE bicycle helmet fittings and helmet distribution. While supplies last. LEARN MORE
Saturday, March 21, 2026 6 - 8:30 PM Pinspiration 921 Bethlehem Pike, Suite 2 Montgomeryville, PA 18936
For Brain Injury Awarenss Month, BIAPA is partnering withTriumph in Recoveryforan evening of creativity and community.Explore your artistic side while supporting two programs that benefit Pennsylvania’s brain injury community.
BIAPA is launching a virtual support group for adolescents ages 13–21 living with brain injury across Pennsylvania. Facilitators: Noah Sideman, PsyD, CBIS and Rachel Flood, EdS When: 4th Wednesday of each month Time: 6:00–7:00 PM on ZOOM
This group will offer a supportive space to connect with peers, share experiences, and build skills together.
Please fill out our brief survey to choose topics of interest and provide contact information HERE.
Do you know a Brain Injury Hero?
The survivor who discovers new strength to move courageously forward
The caregiver who shares unwavering partnership and support
The professional who offers strategies and encouragement for success
This March, please join us in celebrating the Brain Injury Heroes in our lives. BIAPA is inviting you to recognize one or more Brain Injury Heroes by making a gift to BIAPA in their honor.With your donation, BIAPA will send to them our Brain Injury Hero card with a note that you’ve honored them in this way.If you’d like us to include your personal note with our card, just drop your message into the donation form.
When BIRL Volunteer and brain injury caregiver, Marlene Nathans, returns a call from the Brain Injury Resource Line, she brings more than information — she brings lived experience, compassion, and hope. After her son sustained a severe brain injury at age 15, Marlene turned her family’s most difficult chapter into a mission to ensure no one faces brain injury alone. Read more about her powerful journey and the meaning she has found through volunteering in our full Caregiver Hero Spotlight HERE.
Everyone affected by brain injury has a story, and no matter where you are on your journey, your voice matters. The Brain Injury Association of America is sharing powerful stories from across the community. Read them HERE.
Every survivor’s experience is unique and deserves to be heard. Help raise awareness by using #MyBrainInjuryJourney on social media—and consider sharing your own story. Share your personal journey HERE.
Dysautonomia after Brain Injury Tuesday, April 7, 2026 3:30 – 5:00 pm ET
Live, virtual presentation with audience Q&A featuring: Thomas Watanabe, MD Clinical Director, Drucker Brain Injury Center; Co-Director, Stroke Rehabilitation Program; Co-Principal Investigator, Traumatic Brain Injury Model System, Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Brain Injury Center
This FREE session is intended for a professional audience. Questions can be directed to MJ Schmidt at schmidt@biapa.org.
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
March 2, 2026: Share Night
March 9, 2026: Brain Injury Awareness Month
March 16, 2026: Reiki Healing
March 23, 2026: TBD
March 30, 2026: Intro to Interior Design
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, March 19 at 5 PM. This tight-knit community consists of survivors, caregivers, family members 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, March 11 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 they 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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