Highland Rivers Behavioral Health and its CEO are being sued by two people who say their employment at the organization was terminated or stifled because they spoke publicly about mismanagement they allege played a part in a patient’s death.
Former Marketing Director Melissa O’Brien and Human Resources Training Coordinator Trevino Snowden filed the federal lawsuit against the community service board and its CEO Melanie Dallas in July.
Snowden and O’Brien allege they faced retaliation after they spoke to state investigators, lawmakers and media about alleged mismanagement and safety concerns that they say led to the death of 42-year-old Kimberly Ellis Loy, who had been participating in the organization’s Mothers Making A Change program…