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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 …
Episode 4 in the Summit Pointe Series focuses on what amounts to critical, life-saving care: Assisted Outpatient Treatment. The AOT model is practiced around the country, including at Summit Pointe in Calhoun County, Michigan where court-ordered treatment supervision is necessary for some. Lakeyta and Stacia discuss their front-line work to assist people to receive the …
In episode 3 of the Summit Pointe Series, Clinical Director Dr. Sean Field discusses the model of care used by Summit Pointe to deliver behavioral health services. As a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), Summit Pointe has established a ready-access care model. Click to hear the discussion. Could your organization or business use purposeful …
In the second visit with Summit Pointe, the importance to collaborations in the community is highlighted. Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich and Meghan Taft, Director of Community Engagement, discuss a program that went from a concept over coffee to demonstrated success at addressing the root cause of behavioral health issues in the community. —-Could your organization …
In the first of a special Richard Piet Show series of visits with Summit Pointe, we begin to understand the impact of behavioral health programs in Calhoun County, Michigan. From an innovative First Step 24-hour psychiatric urgent care facility opened in 2021 to crisis intervention and community-based programs, Summit Pointe has spent nearly 50 years helping …
