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Behavioral Health March 7, 2024

IDD staff improve the lives of people with disabilities

by Melanie Dallas, LPC Every year during the month of March we recognize National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and I have taken the opportunity to raise awareness of disabilities and…

Health Care January 26, 2024

These values we hold dear

by Melanie Dallas, LPC As a human service agency, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is not a business – we do not sell products, we do not seek to make a…

Cobb County January 14, 2024

A year of Findhelp data tells a compelling story

By Melanie Dallas, LPC In January 2023 Highland Rivers Behavioral Health announced a partnership with Findhelp, an online social care platform that allows people to search for area resources by…

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Opinion November 24, 2023

Rosalynn Carter’s legacy of compassion and caring

by Melanie Dallas, LPC If you were to come to Highland Rivers Behavioral Health for services, one of the first documents you’d be given is a list of your rights…

Opinion November 9, 2023

Veterans deserve our support every day of the year

By Melanie Dallas, LPC I’ve always loved Veterans Day – the eleventh day of the eleventh month each year that we celebrate the men and women who chose to dedicate…

Opinion September 26, 2023

Be the connection for suicide prevention

By Melanie Dallas, LPC On September 13, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health hosted a symposium about suicide among veterans. Called “It Takes a Village to Combat Veteran Suicide,” the symposium sought…

Health Care September 7, 2023

September is National Recovery Month

By Melanie Dallas, LPC To be clear, ‘recover’ is not the same as ‘cure’ – and to live in recovery is not the same as being cured. Although some definitions…

Health Care August 3, 2023

Back-to-school can be stressful for children

By Melanie Dallas, LPC As much as children hate to see the end of summer vacation, many also look forward to getting back to school, even if they won’t come…

Opinion July 24, 2023

A year on from consolidation, cohesion and positive change

By Melanie Dallas, LPC Each December, I write a ‘year in review’ column highlighting our agency’s accomplishments and changes during the previous calendar year. But Highland Rivers Behavioral Health also…

Opinion June 22, 2023

Man up…and talk about your feelings

By Melanie Dallas, LPC If you’re male, someone has probably said it to you at some point in your life, and probably first when you were a child: “Man up,”…

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