(Community Matters 9) Summit Pointe First Step Hitting Intended Goals

(Community Matters 9) Summit Pointe First Step Hitting Intended Goals

Summit Pointe First Step in Battle Creek, Michigan First Aired December 10, 2022 Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich discusses First Step, Calhoun County's behavioral health urgent care center opened in 2021. She also offers input on Battle Creek Police Chief Jim...

(Summit Pointe 24) Spotlight: Outpatient Services

(Summit Pointe 24) Spotlight: Outpatient Services

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...

(Summit Pointe 23) 5K Visit ‘First Step’ in 18 Months Open

(Summit Pointe 23) 5K Visit ‘First Step’ in 18 Months Open

Summit Pointe First Step in Battle Creek, Michigan 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....

(Summit Pointe 22) A Guide to the Right Path – Through the Laundry

(Summit Pointe 22) A Guide to the Right Path – Through the Laundry

Employees hard at work at the VA Laundry facility through Summit Pointe. Summit Pointe photo. 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...

(Summit Pointe 20) Wraparound Program Helps Families in Crisis

(Summit Pointe 20) Wraparound Program Helps Families in Crisis

Jordan Whitt 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...

(Summit Pointe 19) Managing A Diagnosis of Mental Illness

(Summit Pointe 19) Managing A Diagnosis of Mental Illness

Photo by Matthew Ball 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...

(Summit Pointe 17) Innovating To Fight The Opioid OD Epidemic

(Summit Pointe 17) Innovating To Fight The Opioid OD Epidemic

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...

(Summit Pointe 16) Reflections On Strides Made In Brain Health

(Summit Pointe 16) Reflections On Strides Made In Brain Health

Summit Pointe First Step in Battle Creek, Michigan 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...