Sunday, October 5, 2025 at Tyler State Park Richboro/Newtown, PA
Register Now for the BIAPA 2025 Annual Conference!
BIAPA’s Annual Conference is almost here: June 30 – July 1, 2025, in beautiful Lancaster, PA! This empowering event is designed for brain injury survivors, care partners, and professionals to come together for two days of learning, connection, and inspiration.
Are you ready to be part of something meaningful and memorable? Secure your spot now!
Continuing Education Opportunities! Occupational therapists, physical therapists, psychologists, registered nurses, rehabilitation nurses, social workers, licensed professional counselors, and speech therapists can earn up to 11 CE units/credits during the conference, including the opportunity to earn 3 hours of ethics. The ethics credits are part of the overall maximum, enabling attendees to fulfill both general and specific continuing education requirements in one convenient location.
BIAPA is pleased to welcome Good Shepherd Rehabilitation, Center Valley as an Ambassador Outreach partner!
Through this partnership, trained volunteer ambassadors—each with lived experience of brain injury—will offer personalized support to individuals with brain injury and their families at this facility. Ambassadors connect with families through a one-time phone call, offering a message of hope, and providing an overview of helpful resources. Following the call, families receive a packet of educational materials and support information to guide them through the recovery journey.
We are hoping to work with all inpatient rehabilitation facilities across the Commonwealth, and we welcome inquiries about Brain Injury Ambassador Outreach! For more information, contact BIAPA Programs Coordinator Meghan Walsh-Farrell at walsh-farrell@biapa.org
BIAPA at the Highmark Walk Pittsburgh
Rain or Shine, We Walk Together!
A mighty group of 10 braved the rain to support BIAPA at this year’s Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community in Pittsburgh, joining 69 other inspiring organizations in a shared mission to create lasting impact. Despite the weather, spirits were high as our team connected with attendees, answered questions, and shared BIAPA’s mission. The walk, part of Highmark’s Bright Blue Futures initiative, supports nonprofits working to improve access to care, enhance quality of life, and build stronger communities. Thanks to Highmark underwriting all event costs, 100% of the funds raised go directly to nonprofits like ours.
John Savelloni Golf Clinic Recap
We had another fantastic day on the links! Despite some questionable weather early on, the rain cleared and left us with perfect playing conditions. We were thrilled to welcome our largest—and most energized—group of attendees and volunteers yet.
Everyone had the opportunity to learn, socialize, and enjoy themselves out on the range and the putting green.
Penn Oaks, as always, proved to be the perfect host. Thank you to the Event Sponsors—Oliver HVAC, ReMed, and NJM Insurance Group—for their continued support this year. The three partners who sponsored the event, the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania (BIAPA), the Fighting Back Scholarship Program, and PGA Reach Philadelphia, were on hand to help ensure that everyone could participate.
Thank you for the generous support of Golf Tec, Mary Leahy of Callaway Golf, and Wawa. Thanks to them, everyone, including the amazing volunteers, left with some fantastic golf giveaways!
Brain Injury Focus Groups
We’re grateful to everyone who participated in the recent focus group series, facilitated in partnership between the Brain Injury Association of PA and the PA Department of Health. These in-person meetings with individuals with brain injury were very productive, offering valuable insights into the real-life challenges they face and potential solutions.
Facilitators identified common themes in the feedback that will help shape and strengthen brain injury supports and services moving forward.
Thank you to all who shared their voices and experiences—you’re helping build a better future for the brain injury community in Pennsylvania. 💙
Pictured here are some of the participants of the Eastern PA focus group.
BIAA’s upcoming webinars are $50 for professionals (includes one ACBIS CEU) and are now FREE for brain injury survivors and family members!!
Join us this Monday, June 30, for a very special ReDiscover U!
All persons with brain injury are invited to join this exciting session, which will begin at 6:30 PM. Participants will be guided to join a livestream directly from the Coffeehouse Open Mic Night. This is a fun and inspirational event hosted by Cristabelle Braden
Join on Monday from the regular meeting link HERE !
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
June 30
July 7, 2025: SHARE Night!
July 14, 2025: BI Series: Let's Talk About Anger
July 21, 2025: ZOOM 102
July 28, 2025: Assistive Technology
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, July 17 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, July 9, 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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