Laurel Heights Hospital
Dimetrius Perrymond, APC, NCC, currently serves as a Crisis Clinician at Behavioral Health Link and as a Mental Health Therapist at Hillside, Inc., both positions held since 2022. In addition, Dimetrius has been an Acute Therapist and Child and Adolescent Therapist Intern at Laurel Heights Hospital since 2020. Previous experience includes working as a Mental Health Associate at Emory Healthcare from 2018 to 2021 and as a Mental Health Counselor Assistant at Community Friendship Inc. in early 2018. Dimetrius also held the role of Head Female Camp Counselor at The Salvation Army in 2017. Academic credentials include a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Mercer University and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Psychology from Paine College.
Laurel Heights Hospital
Laurel Heights Hospital is a private child and adolescent behavioral health facility located in Atlanta, Georgia. Laurel Heights Hospital’s residential programs are accredited by The Joint Commission. Our mission is to provide the highest quality psychiatric and behavioral care to meet the needs of the children and families we serve. Our treatment programs are tailored to children and adolescents with complex psychiatric and behavioral problems. The facility offers several residential treatment units separated by age and gender, a separate residential program for children who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and a specialty acute inpatient unit for children in psychiatric crisis with co-occurring neurodevelopmental disabilities. We also offer general psychiatric acute care for children ages 6 – 17. Our staff of behavioral health specialists includes board certified child and adolescent psychiatrists, licensed nurse practitioners, licensed registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, clinicians, beha Our mission is to provide the highest quality psychiatric and behavioral care to the meet the needs of the children and families we serve. Laurel Heights specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents with complex psychiatric and behavioral problems. The facility offers several residential treatment units separated by age and gender, a separate residential program for children with autism and a specialty acute inpatient unit for children with co-occurring neurodevelopmental disabilities. Our treatment staff includes child and adolescent psychiatrists, medical staff, clinicians, behavior analysts, a psychologist, recreation therapists, educators and allied health professionals who assess the needs of each child and with input from the family develop an individualized treatment plan. Laurel Heights also offers a wide range of activities geared to develop self-awareness, creativity, self-management, volunteerism and leisure life skills.