Part of our support for youth and families at Summit Pointe means removing barriers. Doing so may simply mean we need to go to a family at their home rather than have them come to us. In this episode, we set out to understand better what situations might call for...
An approach to opioid use disorder might, for some, seem a bit ponderous: Using medications as treatment for addiction to another medication. But, as we learn in this episode, Medications for Opioid Use Disorder – sometimes called MOUD – can be very successful and...
Intensive Crisis Stabilization – ICS for short – is a Summit Pointe program meant to help young people and their families who are experiencing a crisis. That typically means our Summit Pointe experts have to respond quickly and immediately for an on-site intervention....
Way back in episode 5 of the Summit Pointe Podcast, we caught up with Scott Teichmer who runs the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Calhoun County, a Summit Pointe partner. Scott told us about the zero-deaths-by-suicide concept and how folks like you can help. Three...
Summit Pointe provides a broad scope of quality services for youth and families. But before we can determine which services are best for a youth, we must first understand their needs. In this episode of the Summit Pointe Podcast, Youth Care Manager Devan talks about...
Dr. James Gandy, Summit Pointe medical director, returns to talk about men's health. In particular, we asked Dr. Gandy to call to mind the top things he thinks of as it relates to men's health. Here's what he said. Episode Resources Tiny Habits website Summit...
In this episode of the Summit Pointe series, we sit down with our longtime CEO Jeannie Goodrich. After 29 years at the organization, Jeannie talks about working her way up the ranks, the staff and work that inspires her and how she goes to bed at the end of a weekend...
In this Summit Pointe episode, our own Mindy Oisten – director of autism services – talks about the newly relocated autism center. Now situated at 155 Garfield Avenue in Battle Creek, the Summit Pointe Autism Center offers added space and new programs – along with...
It's another community connection between Summit Pointe and, in this case, educators to help bring greater support to Calhoun County. The Summit Pointe Autism Center and the Calhoun Intermediate School District realized that working together to help students with...
Taking time to shed light on another of the powerful community connections Summit Pointe has in Calhoun County, we turn our attention to Starr Commonwealth. With a 100+ year focus on healing the effects of trauma for young people, Starr Commonwealth's EVP Derek Allen...
