Episode 23 in the Summit Pointe series provides an update on First Step. 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...
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...
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...
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, we learn from Wraparound Clinician Melissa how families facing some level...
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. Click to hear more in this...
The Summit Pointe 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...
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid overdose numbers were very high in Calhoun County, where Summit Pointe concentrates its behavioral health focus. Since, those numbers have compounded. In this episode of the Summit Pointe series, Nicole and Meghan discuss a grant...
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...
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...
In its ongoing effort to address the needs of its community, Calhoun County, Michigan, 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...
