MELANIE DALLAS: Proud to serve veterans every day of the year

If you visit the Highland Rivers Behavioral Health website and scroll down our homepage to the Our Services section, you’ll notice there is a link specifically for Veterans Services. If you read the “Our Agency” statement under the About Us menu, you’ll notice it says we serve adults, youth, families and veterans. We have been purposeful about making sure veterans know they are welcome at Highland Rivers, and that we have services designed to meet their unique needs. In fact, serving veterans is a priority for our agency, and me personally. As we celebrate Veterans Day, and the millions of men and women who have served in the United States armed forces, I want to share some highlights of our work for and with veterans, because I feel it is important for everyone to be aware of what resources are available in our community for veterans. You may not be a veteran, but you almost certainly know someone who is. kAm~?6 @7 E96 >@DE :>A@CE2?E 56G6=@A>6?ED :? a_ae 4@?46C?D @FC r@33 '6E6C2?D ~FEA@DE :? |2C:6EE2] (6 @A6?65 E96 ~FEA@DE :? a_ad 2D 2 5C@A\:? G6E6C2? A66C DFAA@CE 46?E6C[ 3FE E9:D J62C H6 3682? @776C:?8 4=:?:42= 3692G:@C2= 962=E942C6 D6CG:46D @?D:E6] (6 2=D@ 9:C65 2 D64@?5 4=:?:4:2?[ 2 H@>2?[ 3642FD6 H@>6? >2J 2=D@ 6IA6C:6?46 EC2F>2 5FC:?8 E96:C D6CG:46[ 7@C 5:776C6?E C62D@?D E92? E96:C >2=6 4@F?E6CA2CED] %96C6 :D 2=D@ 2 42D6 >2?286C 2?5 G6E6C2? A66C DA64:2=:DE 2E E96 ~FEA@DE E@ 96=A G6E6C2?D 7:?5 =@42= D6CG:46D 2?5 C6D@FC46D] p?5 2=E9@F89 E96 ~FEA@DE :D :? r@33 r@F?EJ[ :E :D @A6? E@ 2?J G6E6C2? @C 72>:=J >6>36C]k^Am kAm(6 2=D@ AC:@C:E:K6 =:?<:?8 G6E6C2?D H:E9 @FC D6CG:46D] '6E6C2?D H9@ 42== w:89=2?5 #:G6CD’ >2:? D6CG:46 =:?6 Wg__\fda\df__X 2C6 BF:4<=J 4@??64E65 H:E9 2 >6>36C @7 @FC '6E6C2? t?8286>6?E %62> W2== @7 H9@> 2C6 G6E6C2?D E96>D6=G6DX E@ 96=A E96> ?2G:82E6 D6CG:46D[ 2?5 C676CC2=D :7 ?66565] %92E 4@F=5 :?4=F56 @FC @FEA2E:6?E D6CG:46D[ C6D:56?E:2= DF3DE2?46 FD6 EC62E>6?E WH9:49 H6 92G6 7@C >6? 2?5 H@>6?X[ H66<=J G6E6C2? 8C@FAD E92E H6 9@DE :? r96C@<66[ !2F=5:?8 2?5 u=@J5 4@F?E:6D[ @C @E96C =@42= D6CG:46D 56A6?5:?8 @? E96 ?665D @7 E96 :?5:G:5F2= G6E6C2?]k^Am kAm~?6 2C62 x 2> 6DA64:2==J AC@F5 @7 :D @FC A2CE?6CD9:AD H:E9 @E96C G6E6C2?\D6CG:?8 @C82?:K2E:@?D DF49 2D E96 (2CC:@C p==:2?46[ 2? pE=2?E2\32D65 @C82?:K2E:@? E92E =:?@?8 G6E6C2?D 4@?E:?F6D E@ 36 2 AC:@C:EJ]k^Am kAmw:89=2?5 #:G6CD :D 2=D@ E96 56D:8?2E65 EC62E>6?E AC@G:56C 7@C EH@ =2C86 G6E6C2? 4@FCED — E96 r96C@<66 r@F?EJ '6E6C2?D %C62E>6?E r@FCE 2?5 E96 r@33 r@F?EJ '6E6C2?D p44@F?E23:=:EJ 2?5 %C62E>6?E r@FCE] %96D6 4@FCED 96=A G6E6C2?D H:E9 >6?E2= 962=E9 @C DF3DE2?46 FD6 492==6?86D H9@ 92G6 364@>6 :?G@=G65 :? E96 =682= DJDE6> C646:G6 ?66565 EC62E>6?E 2?5 C6923:=:E2E:@? — 2?5 2=D@ 96=A G6E6C2?D 3F:=5 2? @?8@:?8 C6=2E:@?D9:A H:E9 w:89=2?5 #:G6CD @?46 E96:C 4@FCE AC@8C2> :D 4@>A=6E6]k^Am kAm%96C6 :D @?6 >@C6 4@>>:E>6?E x H2?E E@ >2<6 DFC6 @FC 4@>>F?:E:6D 2C6 2H2C6 @7[ H9:49 2=H2JD 362CD C6A62E:?8i w:89=2?5 #:G6CD q692G:@C2= w62=E9 H:== D6CG6 2?J G6E6C2? C682C5=6DD @7 5:D492C86 DE2EFD @C 23:=:EJ E@ A2J] {2DE J62C[ w:89=2?5 #:G6CD AC@G:565 >@C6 E92? e[e__ :?5:G:5F2= D6CG:46D E@ ?62C=J e__ G6E6C2?D[ ?62C=J e_T @7 H9@> BF2=:7:65 7@C D@>6 =6G6= @7 DE2E6\7F?565 D6CG:46D] %96D6 7F?5D[ H9:49 @C:8:?2E6 :? E96 8@G6C?@C’D 3F586E[ 96=A FD 4@?E:?F6 E@ D6CG6 G6E6C2?D H9@ >:89E @E96CH:D6 8@ H:E9@FE E96 96=A E96J ?665 2?5 56D6CG6]k^Am kAmx? 9@?@C @7 '6E6C2?D s2J[ x H2?E E@ D2J E92?< J@F[ 282:?[ E@ 2== @7 @FC G6E6C2?D 2?5 E96:C 72>:=J >6>36CD — 7@C J@FC D6CG:46[ 4@>>:E>6?E 2?5 D24C:7:46] (6 42? ?6G6C C6A2J J@F[ 3FE H6 H:== 2=H2JD 36 96C6 7@C J@F]k^Am