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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 us, the response has been better than expected. The facility has seen 5000 visitors come through …
Locals consider The Barn Theatre outside Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, Michigan as a community gem. They enjoy an intense schedule of summer and fall shows, along with an end-of-season holiday show tradition. Along with The Barn’s out-in-the-country, local flavor are much farther-reaching influences that have help shape the careers of actors whose names you know – some …
Actor Robert Newman is no stranger to daytime drama, after spending 28 years on Guiding Light and short stints on General Hospital and Santa Barbara. You have also seen him in guest starring roles on television and in movies. Theatre-goers also know Robert well from his frequent appearances all around the country. In Robert’s new visit to TRPS, he speaks candidly …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
