Contact Us:
HeatherLynn Bahme
BS (Retired U.S.Army)
Brain Injury & Recovery-TBI Program Manager
Office: 509-828-0449
Heather.bahme@dva.wa.gov
Brianna Flott
Brain Injury & Recovery-TBI Program Specialist
360-536-5268
brianna.flott@dva.wa.gov
Or
Email the Brain Injury & Recovery-TBI Program at: braininjuryrecovery@dva.wa.gov
Meetings:
Meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
- June 10th, 2025
- July 8th, 2025
- August 12, 2025
- September 9, 2025
- October 14, 2025
- November 18th, 2025
- December 9th, 2025
Additional Information:
Agenda (Bremerton, WA):
- January: Introduction + Resource Spotlight: WDVA Outreach & Staff Sgt Fox Suicide Prevention Program
- February: Purpose: Your Diagnosis doesn’t define you + Resource Spotlight: Veteran Commercial Tobacco Cessation Program
- March: Reconnecting life after Brain Injury + Resource Spotlight: VA Claims Quality Assurance
- April: It Takes a Village/Community + Resource Spotlight: Issac Peterson - Definition of Community writer + Brain Injury & Recovery Program
- May: Developing Healthy Coping Mechanisms + Resource Spotlight: Ted Brown: Music Therapy + Veterans Conservation Corps
Agenda (Elk, WA):
News:
Your Brain Injury and Recovery Program is starting monthly peer groups for veterans and military families.
Our Veteran Peer Groups assist participants in overcoming obstacles by providing experienced guidance and encouraging general problem-solving abilities.
- We welcome veterans, military families and caregivers.
- All educational peer groups will be conducted in person. A trained Veteran Peer Group Facilitator will lead each group.
- To learn more about the Brain Injury and Recovery Program, visit Brain Injury & Recovery-TBI Program | WDVA
Kitsap County
Join us for Monthly Peer Groups at Elks Lodge #1181,
4131 Pine Rd NE, Bremerton, WA 98310
Meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Spokane County
Join us Starting April 8, 2025 for Monthly Peer Groups at Elk, WA VFW Post #5924
39716 N Camden Extension RD, Elk, WA 99009
Starting April 8, 2025, Meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m..
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