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In episode 24 of the Summit Pointe series, Outpatient Services are highlighted. 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 …
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 …
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 that is funding innovative ways to make Naloxone (brand name NARCAN) more readily available to those who need …
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, …
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 …
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 …
