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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 episode of the special Summit Pointe series. More Summit Pointe Series episodes—-Could your organization or business use purposeful …
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 and Kaytlin – members of the team – we learn their assistance has a much …
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 …
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 …
