Highland Rivers Behavioral Health
Melissa Stone has extensive experience in administrative management and human resources, currently serving as the Administrative Manager at Highland Rivers Health since January 2003. In this role, responsibilities include acting as an Executive Assistant to the CEO, CAO, and Board of Directors, overseeing all administrative activities. Additionally, Melissa previously held the position of Director of Human Resources, focusing on employee recognition, recruitment, retention, work-life balance, staff sourcing, and benefits administration. Prior experience includes working as a Benefits Clerk at Mannington Commercial Carpet from May 1999 to January 2003. Melissa Stone holds a Master of Arts in Business Administration with a focus on Leadership from Shorter College and a diploma in Business Office Technology from Coosa Valley Technical College.
Highland Rivers Behavioral Health
We are a behavioral healthcare agency offering services for adults, youth, and families with mental health and addictive disease challenges as well as adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a public safety net provider, we serve individuals who have little to no financial resources, as well as veterans and persons with State and Federal benefits such as Medicaid and Medicare. For individuals who are uninsured, our services are provided on a sliding fee scale based on income. No one is denied services due to inability to pay, and we will work with you on a payment plan to best meet your needs and circumstances. We serve the communities of Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, and Whitfield counties. Highland Rivers Health values an individual’s choices and decisions made on their journey to recovery and/or personal advancement. We have many programs and services across our 13 counties and are continuously building our capacity to ensure an individual can be served either in his or her community or as close to home as possible.