Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center

09/17/2025

🎉✨ Celebrating Kim! ✨🎉

Today we celebrate Kim and her incredible 29-year journey with Southern Highlands! 💙 Her loyalty, kindness, and unwavering commitment have helped shape our organization and touch so many lives along the way.

Kim, your impact is truly remarkable! Thank you for nearly three decades of service and dedication. We are so lucky to have you on our team! 💐✨

09/16/2025

🎉 Happy IT Appreciation Day! 🎉

Today we celebrate the incredible IT team who keep us up and running! From troubleshooting tech issues to keeping our systems secure, your hard work often goes unseen, but it never goes unnoticed!

Thank you for your dedication, expertise, and all the ways you make our work lives easier. We appreciate you more than words can say! 💙💻

09/16/2025

HR Professional’s Day may be officially Sept. 26, but we just couldn’t wait to celebrate our amazing HR and Training teams! 🎉💙 We kicked things off early with a luncheon full of laughter, good food, and plenty of appreciation for the people who take such great care of all of us. Today, the spotlight was on YOU—and you deserve it! 🙌


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09/15/2025

Employees from Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center recently attended the 4th Annual Responding to Child Abuse Symposium at Pipestem State Park. 🌄

This important event, sponsored by Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc., featured insightful guest speakers who shared valuable knowledge focused on child safety and well-being.✨ The theme of the day, “Big Hearts, Brave Kids, and Bright Futures,” was a powerful reminder of why we do the work we do. 💙

We are grateful 🙏 to the sponsors and speakers for providing such an impactful day of learning. Our staff looks forward to applying the information gained to better serve and support the youth in our community. 🌟👩‍👩‍👧‍👦

From Left to Right: Kiersten Coleman, Children/Adolescent Clinic Administrator; Karen Smith, Children's Case Manager.; Moranda McReynolds, Director of Clinical Education; April White, Nurse Practitioner; Trista Cochran, Children's Case Manager; Tabree Hamby, Care Coordinator Level II Outpatient MH

09/11/2025

🎉 Congratulations to Adam Stafford! 🎉

We are so proud to share that Adam has been recognized as a Hometown Hero! 🏆👏

Your dedication, hard work, and positive impact in our community inspire us all. Thank you for everything you do! You truly make a difference! 💙

Check out his interview here: https://www.wvva.com/2025/09/10/hometown-hero-adam-stafford/

In Princeton, an exemplary individual is using his own recovery to help others on their journeys.

09/09/2025

Today, PRSS Amy Harrison and PRSS Sherrie Hale had the privilege of attending the Peer Recovery Support Services & Recovery Housing Conference in Charleston!

This was a meaningful experience as they were able to reconnect with individuals who supported them in their own recovery journeys, while also networking with professionals from across the field.

We are grateful for opportunities like this that not only strengthen our team, but also deepen our connections within the recovery community. 🌿

09/08/2025

🎉 Employee Spotlight! 🎉

This past weekend, Kellie Williams, LGSW, from our SHCMHC Children’s Clinic participated in the Princeton Senior High School Vendor Fair! 🙌 She shared resources on the many ways we support children and adolescents at our clinic, which is located at 153 Springhaven Drive.

A big thank-you to everyone who stopped by our table to learn more! We are grateful for the opportunity to serve our community’s youth! 💙

09/08/2025

🌟 Happy Direct Support Professionals Week! 🌟

This week, we celebrate our incredible DSPs who show compassion, dedication, and heart in everything they do. SHCMHC is so grateful for our DSPs and the amazing difference they make in the lives of those we serve each and every day. 💙

Thank you for all that you do! We are so Grateful for YOU!!!!!

09/03/2025

🎉 We at SHCMHC are so proud of Brittany Casey for earning her AADC (Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor) credential! Her hard work and dedication to helping others truly inspire us every day. Join us in congratulating Brittany on this amazing achievement! 👏💙

08/31/2025

💜 International Overdose Awareness Day 2025 💜

On Thursday, our community came together at Southern Highlands to honor the lives lost, support families who grieve, and stand in hope for recovery and healing.

This day reminds us that every life matters, every story matters, and together we can bring light to the darkness of addiction. 🌟

Thank you to everyone who joined us, shared their voices, and helped make this event meaningful. Let’s continue to break the stigma, support one another, and work for a healthier tomorrow.

08/29/2025

Yesterday we came together for Overdose Awareness Day to honor the lives lost, support those who are grieving, and bring hope to our community.
We are so grateful to our partners, speakers, and every single community member who showed up to stand with us. Your presence made this day truly meaningful.
Overdose Awareness Day is officially recognized on August 31st. As that day approaches, we ask everyone to take a moment to think of those who are grieving and those we have lost to overdose. May we carry their memory forward with compassion and hope. 💜