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Health Care April 21, 2022

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Governing Board of Directors to meet on Wednesday, April 27

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health distributed the following notice of their upcoming Governing Board of Directors meeting, which is open to the public: The Highland Rivers Behavioral Health Governing Board of…

Guest Opinion December 10, 2021

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health advances a bigger, brighter future

[This guest opinion article is from Melanie Dallas, the CEO of Highland Rivers Behavioral Health] By Melanie Dallas, LPC On December 1, Highland Rivers Health issued a news release about…

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Mableton March 11, 2025

New Cobb & Douglas Public Health clinic on Mableton City Council agenda

At its meeting this Wednesday, March 12, the Mableton City Council will consider a resolution that will take required legal steps to establish a new health clinic on Riverside Parkway….

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Opinion January 25, 2025

Community Service Boards essential to state, local healthcare

By Melanie Dallas, LPC If you’re not familiar with the term Community Service Board, or aren’t sure what, exactly, a Community Service Board does, you’re probably not alone. Unlike a…

Opinion December 19, 2024

Highland Rivers 2024 Year in Review: more services in more places

By Melanie Dallas, LPC As one of the largest public behavioral health providers in Georgia – serving 13 counties with a combined population of nearly 1.8 million – Highland Rivers…

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Education July 25, 2024

Highland Rivers offers tuition reimbursement to Georgia Military College for employees

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health announced a partnership with Georgia Military College to provide tuition reimbursement for Highland Rivers employees who attend GMC, either in person or through the college’s online…

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Health Care May 25, 2024

Highland Rivers’ commitment to Veterans highlighted in new report; more than 3,300 Veterans served since 2013

To mark Memorial Day weekend, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health submitted the following announcement about their report on the veterans who have been served by its programs: More than 3,300 Veterans…

Opinion May 20, 2024

Recognizing Mental Health Month by increasing access to mental healthcare

By Melanie Dallas, LPC May is Mental Health Month, an observance that obviously has special meaning for those of us in the mental health field. Indeed, at Highland Rivers Behavioral…

Justice May 11, 2024

Cobb’s Mental Health Court celebrates three new graduates

Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris recently led the graduation ceremony for three individuals from the Cobb County Mental Health Court (MHC). The ceremony was attended by officials, attorneys,…

Opinion April 23, 2024

Managing stress important for mental and physical health

By Melanie Dallas, LPC I saw in the newspaper recently that April 16 was National Stress Awareness Day. It occurred to me that few people I know need a specific…

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Acworth March 12, 2025

Dr. Bryant Harris retires as pastor of Mars Hill Presbyterian

Photo: Dr. Bryant Harris and his wife Linda Harris Rob Walter, a deacon at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, and member of the church’s marketing committee, distributed the following announcement: After…

Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech

by Jennifer Safstrom, Vanderbilt University and Ryan Riedmueller, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil…

Government Transparency March 12, 2025

The sun is setting on government transparency in Florida – and secrecy creep is affecting the rest of the US, too

by David Cuillier, University of Florida, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Florida, the “Sunshine State,” once known as a beacon of government transparency, is growing…

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