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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, …
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 charged with assisting those in the I/DD program to gain access to human services necessary …
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 frankly about mental health and substance abuse root causes often found among inmates when they arrive at the county lock-up. …
Summit Pointe, the county mental health authority in Calhoun County, Michigan, is banking that a new approach to its population’s mental health needs will mean a healthier community. In this episode, Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich discusses the opening of its First Step behavioral health urgent care center on Monday, March 22, 2021. The concept works …
