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Among the many programs Summit Pointe oversees is one to help folks who have faced significant challenges to find a livelihood and become contributing members of society. In this episode of the Summit Pointe Series, we learn from Stephen and Angela about the VA Laundry facility – and how it is providing a sense of purpose and guidance …
In this episode of the Summit Pointe series, Meghan and Amy discuss how mental health first aid training helps the community help others. Geared toward the general population, the training gives trainees the tools to recognize potential mental health situations, along with the ability to help guide folks to the right resources. Click to hear the details! Episode …
You might think of the Wraparound program as wrapping arms around someone who needs it. In this case, it is more than one person; it’s a family. In Episode 20 of the Summit Pointe series, we learn from Wraparound Clinician Melissa how families facing some level of crisis are given a helping hand in order to get …
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 …
