Summit Pointe Podcast

In episode 25 of the Summit Pointe series, Tricia and Chad discuss their involvement in a program meant to combat the high incidence of opioid addiction in Calhoun County. Click to listen to how the Opioid Health Home Program is saving lives and creating success stories. Episode Resources First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Related Episodes Summit Pointe Episode 6: Recovery Coaches Know the Journey...

With a special focus on mental health and recovery services, Outpatient Services help folks maintain their lives while making personal strides. Click to hear Shannon, Jonah and Cheri discuss their roles as well as the successes they have seen as part of Summit Pointe's Outpatient Services program. The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.   Summit Pointe, the Behaviora...

Opened in March 2021, First Step became Calhoun County's example of a 24/7 psychiatric urgent care model being established across the country. As First Step's Dr. Kimberly Peck tells us, the response has been better than expected. The facility has seen 5000 visitors come through its doors in the first 18 months. When thinking about that, it is clear the potential effects are incredible....

Among the many programs Summit Pointe oversees is one to help folks who have faced significant challenges to find a livelihood and become contributing members of society. In this episode of the Summit Pointe Series, we learn from Stephen and Angela about the VA Laundry facility - and how it is providing a sense of purpose and guidance to the right path. Summit Pointe Podcast 22 is a Livemic Commun...

In this episode of the Summit Pointe series, Meghan and Amy discuss how Mental Health First Aid training helps the community help others. Geared toward the general population, the training gives trainees the tools to recognize potential mental health situations, along with the ability to help guide folks to the right resources. Episode Resources Summit Pointe Mental Health First Aid Training The S...

You might think of the Wraparound program as wrapping arms around someone who needs it. In this case, it is more than one person; it's a family. In Episode 20 of the Summit Pointe series, learn from Wraparound Clinician Melissa how families facing some level of crisis are given a helping hand in order to get back on the right track. The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications produc...

There are many situations involving a diagnosis of mental illness. However, as case managers at Summit Pointe have learned, many of those situations require help to access the appropriate path. Sometimes, that path helps change lives. Episode Resources First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Summit Pointe Podcast 19 is a Livemic Communications production.   Summit Pointe, the Behavioral Health Authorit...

Our series continues with a focus on those 60 and older who may need behavioral health resources in Calhoun County, Michigan. Summit Pointe's Senior Behavioral Health Team encourages seniors to live life to the fullest. But, in chatting with Rebecca and Kaytlin - members of the team - we learned their assistance has a much deeper effect. Click to hear the discussion. Episode Resources First S...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid overdose numbers were very high in Calhoun County, where Summit Pointe concentrates its behavioral health focus. Since then, those numbers have compounded. Listen to this episode as Nicole and Meghan discuss a grant that is funding innovative ways to make Naloxone (brand name NARCAN) more readily available to those who need it - and attempt to reduce the overdo...

Having joined Summit Pointe in 1994, psychiatrist and medical director Dr. James Gandy takes account of some strides made in brain health overall. Such strides, in his estimation, have allowed Summit Pointe to deliver better services and provide solutions for members of the community who needed them. Episode Resources What Happened to you?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing by Oprah...

In another illustration of Summit Pointe programs meant to lift people up, the latest episode focuses on those meant to help folks with mental illness or a developmental disability. Kaley and Liz discuss their work as part of the Summit Pointe care management team charged with assisting those in the I/DD program gain access to human services necessary for them to chart their life course. Episode R...

In its ongoing effort to address the needs of its community, Calhoun County, Michigan's Behavioral Health Authority, Summit Pointe is implementing another solutions-based program: Jail Services. In this episode of the Summit Pointe series , Taneisha and Ashley speak frankly about mental health and substance use root causes often found among inmates when they arrive at the county lock-up. To i...

For more than two decades, Summit Pointe has put to use an evidence-based practice called Dialectical Behavioral Therapy - or DBT - to help some in the community move their lives in a productive direction. In this episode of the Summit Pointe series, therapist Carolyn Krupp discusses how DBT has helped and saved lives. Episode Resources Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center The S...

As parents can attest, children do not come with an instruction manual. Add to everyday parenting the potential for problem behaviors and parents, grandparents and caregivers of young people could find themselves in need of support. At Summit Pointe , the Parenting Through Change program provides parents and caregivers a step-by-step learning process, giving them tools to guide young people produc...

As many know, the COVID-19 pandemic caused immense stress on the world's healthcare workers. Many of those workers found it difficult to stay healthy amidst the tremendous demands of working to help patients get well. In Calhoun County, Michigan, Summit Pointe developed a program to help address this issue in its backyard: Keeping Healthcare Professionals Healthy . In this episode of the Summ...

A national model is the basis for a program at Summit Pointe, the behavioral health authority in Calhoun County,  Michigan. The Therapeutic Home Program pairs local volunteers with youth who have strayed from productive paths - and who need help resetting their lives as a result of behavioral or other issues. Eric Worley, Therapeutic Home Recruiter and Trainer at Summit Pointe talks about the ulti...

In the ninth in a series of episodes with Summit Pointe , Veteran Navigator Michele Pascoe discusses how she connects veterans to the services they need. As the Behavioral Health Authority in Calhoun County, Michigan , Summit Pointe reaches out into the local community to go where vets are - and help see to it they get the support needed. Episode Resources Summit Pointe Veteran Services Summit Poi...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of Autism Spectrum Disorder has nearly tripled since 2000 . That is according to a collaborative report from the CDC and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health released in 2020. Summit Pointe , the behavioral health authority in Calhoun County, Michigan, assists residents with new Autism diagnoses navigate a system...

Our Summit Pointe series continues with a discussion of Peer Support in Episode 7. Very often, Peer Support specialists like Lisa and Priscilla are the deal-makers when it comes to helping people change their lives. Why? Because they have done it themselves. Click to hear about the amazing work Peer Support specialists do at Summit Pointe. Episode Resources Reach a Summit Pointe Peer Mentor: 269-9...

In Episode 6 of the Summit Pointe Series , Recovery Coaches Ashley and Joe discuss the goals of their jobs: To help people with their journey against addiction. What's more? They know the journey personally. That's right - they know what people struggling with addiction are going through - and they can help. Episode Resources Summit Pointe Crisis Line: 800-632-5449 National Helpline: 800...

Episode 5 in the Summit Pointe Series is devoted to highlighting the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Calhoun County . Working closely with Summit Pointe , suicide prevention experts are working to educate the community on how they can help prevent the incidence of suicide in their community. You might also be surprised to hear, lacking community training, how most of us react when faced with the p...

Episode 4 in the Summit Pointe Series focuses on what amounts to critical, life-saving care: Assisted Outpatient Treatment. The AOT model is practiced around the country, including at Summit Pointe in Calhoun County, Michigan where court-ordered treatment supervision is necessary for some. Lakeyta and Stacia discuss their front-line work to assist people to receive the treatment they cannot get wi...

In episode 3 of the Summit Pointe Series, Clinical Director Dr. Sean Field discusses the model of care used by Summit Pointe to deliver behavioral health services. As a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), Summit Pointe has established a ready-access care model. Click to hear the discussion. —- Could your organization or business use purposeful exposure like this in order to share...

In the first of a special Richard Piet Show series of visits with Summit Pointe , we begin to understand the impact of behavioral health programs in Calhoun County, Michigan. From an innovative First Step 24-hour psychiatric urgent care facility opened in 2021 to crisis intervention and community-based programs, Summit Pointe has spent nearly 50 years helping residents make life work. In this epis...

In the second visit with Summit Pointe , the importance to collaborations in the community is highlighted. Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich and Meghan Taft, Director of Community Engagement, discuss a program that went from a concept over coffee to demonstrated success at addressing the root cause of behavioral health issues in the community. Episode Resources Crisis Intervention Team The Summit...