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.
🧠 Forward2Gether Peer Group Schedule Our Forward2Gether Peer Group typically meets on the second Tuesday of each month
Additional Information:
Agenda (Bremerton, WA):2025
- 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
- June: Independence through developing healthy habits + Resource Spotlight: NW Access Fund with Natashia Martin
- July: What does Recovery Mean? + Resource Spotlight: UW Medicine - Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine: TBI with Erica Wasmund
- August: What does Recovery Mean? part 2 + Resource Spotlight: UW Medicine - Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine: TBI with Erica Wasmund
- September: Changing the narrative of Suicide + Resource Spotlight: Suicide Prevention Program with Don Seese
- October: Strength & Resilience + Resource Spotlight: Isaac Peterson - Visualization Techniques
- November: The Before & After + Resource Spotlight: Dr. Peter Schmidt, Psy., D., LMHC - WDVA Counseling Program
- December: Expressing the unsaid + Resource Spotlight: Rachael Androski - Path with Art
Agenda (Elk, WA):2025
- April: Introduction Who is the Brain Injury & Recovery Prograrm-Purpose
- May: Healing Together: Strength in Community Resource Spotlight: Holly Stenglein- Suicide Prevention Program
- June: Strength in Connection: The Power of Peer Support in TBI & PTSD Recovery
- August: Scars Beneath the surface: A Peer Conversation on TBI & Resilience + Resource Spotlight: Hunting Vets - Drew Berg
- September: Still Here: Stories of Survival, Connection and Courage. + Resources Spotlight SPAM: Holly Stenglein- Suicide Prevention Program
- October: Whole-Person Support Through Community Connection: Exploring how local Partnerships and Resources Networks and their families. Resource Spotlight: Spokane County Regional Veterans Service Center- Brad Condon (VSO)
- November: Navigating Winter Together + Resource Spotlight: Intro to the SSG Fox Program
- December: Resource Spotlight: Path with Art
News:
Your Brain Injury and Recovery Program is hosting 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
Please complete this Registration Form only if you plan to attend virtually. A Microsoft Teams Link will be emailed on January 13th for you to attend.
Spokane County
Join us for Monthly Peer Groups at Elk, WA VFW Post #5924
Meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Veterans with brain injury deserve connection and community. Our Forward2Gether Peer Groups offer a space to share stories, find support, and build trust among fellow veterans and their families. Join a group near you.