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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
