The BIA-MA West office serves residents living in Western Massachusetts. This office provides information, resources, support groups, and informal counseling to individuals with brain injuries, families, and professionals in the Berkshires, Pioneer Valley, and Amherst/Northampton areas.

BIA-MA West has more than half a dozen support groups that provide support and social/recreational activities for individuals with brain injury and their families, with the newest one in Northampton.

BFAIR, Berkshire Family and Individual Resources, is developing a new social/recreational program for people with brain injury and seeks information from interested parties. Funded in part by the Statewide Head Injury Program, BFAIR's new "Social Club" will offer programs in both North Adams and Pittsfield.

The North Adams kick off planning meetings will be held on two dates, Wednesday, October 24th from 4:30pm-6:30pm and on Saturday, October 27th between 12:30pm and 2:30pm at BFAIR's main office located at 771 South Church Street, North Adams. Residents of North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and Williamstown who live with brain injury are invited to share a pizza meal and provide input to the staff as a new social program is developed. (call Theresa Biagina at 1.413.664.9382 ext. 36 to register.)

The Pittsfield meeting will be similar in format to the one planned for North County with meetings being at 53 Eagle Street on Thursday, October 25 at 5:30pm and again on Saturday, October 27 at 4:00pm. If you are interested in attending on either day, please contact Carmen Gustavis at 1.413.443.9147 ext. 19.

Suzanne D. K. Doswell
180-C Elm Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone:(413) 443-0200
Toll-Free: (888) 554-5553
Fax: (413) 443-0211
biamawest@biama.org

BIA-MA also offers prevention programs and advocacy in this region.