Highland Rivers Behavioral Health will move its Cobb Outpatient Clinic to a larger space at 1738 County Services Pkwy. in Marietta on Monday, Nov. 2, adding room for clinicians, group services and intake.
The new location is next door to the current clinic, in space previously used by Cobb & Douglas Public Health for WIC services. Highland Rivers has worked with Cobb County over the past several months to renovate the space.
The entrance will be on the south side of the building, facing Highland Rivers’ Behavioral Health Crisis Center. The agency said people receiving services have been informed of the move, and new signs will direct visitors to the entrance.
“We are grateful to the Cobb Board of Commissioners for recognizing the need for more capacity and more space to serve individuals and families in Cobb County,” said Melanie Dallas, CEO of Highland Rivers Behavioral Health. “This new clinic space will allow us to serve more people more efficiently, and provide a more welcoming environment for individuals and staff.”
The clinic will have a larger waiting room and intake area, additional clinician offices, and more group and meeting rooms. Renovations also include new interior signs, flooring and lighting.
Expanded services in Cobb County
The move follows several service expansions since the former Cobb County Community Services Board was consolidated with Highland Rivers in 2021.
In 2023, Highland Rivers opened a youth outpatient clinic in Smyrna, alongside a youth mental health clubhouse and a program for young people experiencing psychosis for the first time.
The agency opened the Cobb Veterans Outpost, a drop-in peer support center in Marietta, in 2025. Earlier this year, the center began offering full clinical services for veterans on-site.
Highland Rivers also partnered with Cobb County and Marietta police to add two co-response teams, placed mental health discharge navigators in the county jail and a local hospital, and began providing behavioral health assessments at the Cobb courthouse.
In 2025, the agency converted the Hartmann Center in Marietta into a residential substance use treatment center for adolescent girls. Highland Rivers describes it as Georgia’s only publicly funded program of its kind.
The Highland Rivers Foundation also launched a capital campaign to renovate an agency facility in Austell for the Mothers Making a Change women’s residential treatment program.
An open house for the new Cobb Outpatient Clinic is planned by early 2027.
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