Summit Pointe Podcast

How Self-Determination Puts You in Charge of Behavioral Health Support

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0500

This time on the Summit Pointe Podcast, we explore how self-determination lets people direct Medicaid-funded services, hire trusted caregivers, and build real independence with guidance from our self-determination coordinator, Nicole. Freedom, authority, and responsibility turn support into a partnership where the person’s goals lead.

Episode Resources
Careers at Summit Pointe
Summit Pointe First Step

Summit Pointe Podcast 97 is a Livemic Communications production.

Summit Pointe, the Behavioral Health Authority in Calhoun County, Michigan, is pioneering Community Mental Health Services by developing innovative ideas and community partnerships that lead to high-quality care and a healthy community.

Dementia is Part of the Mental Health Conversation

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:00:00 -0500

In this Summit Pointe Podcast, we look at how dementia fits within behavioral health, why symptoms deserve a thorough medical workup, and how caregivers can find support and tools that protect dignity and safety.

Summit Pointe board member Sherii Sherban, founder of Miles for Memories, shares resources, including mentoring and a Safe Return program that brings wanderers home.

Episode Resources
Miles for Memories
Careers at Summit Pointe
Summit Pointe First Step

Summit Pointe Podcast 96 is a Livemic Communications production.

How A Law Enforcement Liaison Streamlines Mental Health Responses

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0500

In this Summit Pointe podcast, we explore how a law enforcement liaison helps officers and clinicians navigate mental health codes, paperwork, and real-time decisions.

Former law enforcement officer and Summit Pointe staffer Aaron Smith also discusses officer wellness with practical tools to spot stress early and reset after shift.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe
Careers at Summit Pointe
Crisis Intervention Team – CIT

Summit Pointe Podcast 95 is a Livemic Communications production.

Check out the Careers page on the Summit Point website. The link is in the show notes

Holiday Recovery Made Doable

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0500

Holiday parties can feel like a minefield when you’re newly sober. The music’s loud, the bar is open, and every familiar face seems to remember a version of you that doesn’t fit anymore.

In this episode, Summit Pointe Recovery Coaches, John and Tracie, share the practical toolkit they trust: exit plans, code words, grounding techniques, and the core values that keep your footing when pressure rises.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Recovery Coaches
Careers at Summit Pointe
Summit Pointe First Step

Summit Pointe Podcast 94 is a Livemic Communications production.

Marshall Sergeant Helps Summit Pointe Understand the View from the Street

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:00:00 -0500

Summit Pointe is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors who oversee the execution of our mission to provide ”the highest quality behavioral health services to help individuals maximize their potential.”

In this Summit Pointe Board Spotlight, military veteran and Sgt. Sean Brown with the Marshall Police Department shares the law enforcement view he brings and discusses the usefulness of Summit Pointe programs like the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT).

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board of Directors
Careers at Summit Pointe
Crisis Intervention Team - CIT

Summit Pointe Podcast 93 is a Livemic Communications production.

Summit Pointe Concerned How Potential Statewide CMH Changes Will Affect Care

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:00:00 -0500

Programming Note: Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich visited the Calhoun County interview program Community Matters to discuss potential changes to Community Mental Health (CMH) operations in Michigan. This episode appears on the Summit Pointe podcast with permission from Community Matters.

Summit Pointe, the Calhoun County Community Mental Health (CMH) organization which provides behavioral health care to some of the county's most vulnerable residents, is sounding an alarm over potential changes at the state level which could affect how it delivers care.

Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich joins Community Matters to discuss changes to how the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) organizes CMH sectors in the state, as well as the potential to privatize some functions of the CMH health care delivery process.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center
Second Wave Media: Community mental health advocates take stand against privatization plan

Michigan Advance: Court affirms legality of competitive bid restructure plan to Michigan’s mental health system

Whole-Person Care For Adult Mental Health

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:00:00 -0500

Want a clearer path to real recovery, not just a new prescription? We sit down with Dr. Sajid Hussain to unpack how comprehensive, evidence-based adult psychiatric care helps people stabilize and rebuild their lives. From depression and anxiety to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, autism spectrum disorder, and substance use, we walk through the practical steps that move recovery from hope to habit.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Adult Psychiatric Services
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 92 is a Livemic Communications production.

We Asked Two Summit Pointe Clinicians To Talk About Their Careers - Here's What They Said

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0500

Summit Pointe and First Step support the behavioral health needs of Calhoun County residents thanks to a staff of hundreds of dedicated professionals.

In this episode of the Summit Pointe Podcast, we asked two of those dedicated pros, Clinician and Director Shannon and Clinician Carolyn, to share with us what their careers helping people have meant to them.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 91 is a Livemic Communications production.

Veterans Day Honors Include Green Lights

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -0400

Our Summit Pointe colleague and Veteran Navigator, Michele Pascoe, dedicates her time to connecting with those who have served in the U.S. Military. Many Calhoun County veterans need support but may not know where to turn for resources—and that’s where Michele steps in.

Sometimes she meets veterans through First Step, other times through outreach in the community, or simply during her day-to-day efforts to help. Along the way, she often partners with others who share her mission—like Jack Carlsen, Manager of the Calhoun County Veterans Affairs Office.

In this episode of the Summit Pointe Podcast, Michele and Jack talk about the upcoming Veterans Day observance and the many ways we can honor those who have served—even something as simple as turning on a green light.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Veteran Navigator
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 90 is a Livemic Communications production.

Board Service for Elizabeth Rudolph is Part of a Calling Inspired in Childhood

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400

In this Summit Pointe Board Spotlight, we meet behavioral health professional and educator Elizabeth Rudolph. Elizabeth shares how the Summit Pointe mission resonates personally and professionally, which is part of an inspiration that began as a schoolgirl.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board of Directors
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 89 is a Livemic Communications production.

Mission and Board Service Resonate Personally for Businessman Bryan Smith

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -0400

In this Summit Pointe Board Spotlight, we meet Calhoun County businessman and veteran Bryan Smith. Having first served on the Board in 2016, Bryan has returned for another term. He shares his own very personal story about why his service is important to him, as is the Summit Pointe mission.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board of Directors
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 88 is a Livemic Communications production.

Intensive Outpatient Program Bolsters Those in Early Recovery

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Not everyone can step away from daily responsibilities to enter an inpatient treatment program. Others may have completed inpatient detox and now need continued support while rebuilding their lives.

That’s where the Summit Pointe Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) comes in.

In this episode, Jonah and Rocky—both clinicians/therapists—join Chad, a recovery coach, to share how IOP works, who it’s designed for, and how it helps people stay on track with their recovery while maintaining balance at home, work, and in the community.

Tune in to learn how this flexible, supportive program empowers people to take back control of their lives and continue their healing journey.

Episode Resources
First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Intensive Outpatient Program

Summit Pointe Podcast 87 is a Livemic Communications production.

Summit Pointe Works with Countywide Partners to Address Opioid Overdose Fatality Numbers in Calhoun County

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Calhoun County is among the top-5 highest for overdose fatalities in the state of Michigan.

Summit Pointe Director of Strategic Development Nicole DuPont - a member of the Overdose Fatality Review Team - provides perspective in this episode on the gravity of the problem here. However, she also shares how a community of partners, including Summit Pointe, is coming together to save lives.

Episode Resources
First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Opioid Health Home
The Coordinating Council, Overdose Fatality Review Team

Summit Pointe Podcast 86 is a Livemic Communications production.

Dr. Paul Watson Brings Education Perspective to Summit Pointe Board

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:00:00 -0400

Joining us on the Summit Pointe Podcast in this spotlight is Dr. Paul Watson, president of Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek. Having joined the Summit Pointe Board in 2023, Dr. Watson talks about the significant connection between an educational institution such as KCC and Summit Pointe.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board of Directors
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 85 is a Livemic Communications production.

Helping Youth and Families with Psychiatric Services at Summit Pointe

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:00:00 -0400

In this insightful episode, Dr. Ted Hunter delves into how Summit Pointe supports youth and families needing more than standard psychotherapy. He clarifies when—and why—psychiatric services, including medication management, become essential, and explores the pathways families can take to access this level of care.

Episode Resources
Psychiatric Services for Youth and Family
First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 84 is a Livemic Communications production.

For Joseph du Lac, Board Service Helps Connect Bronson Battle Creek and Summit Pointe

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:00:00 -0400

In addition to the on-the-ground health teams who help Calhoun County residents both at Bronson Battle Creek and Summit Pointe, our Board of Directors is bolstered by Joseph du Lac.

Mr. du Lac is the chief operating officer at Bronson Battle Creek and on this episode, he speaks about how that connection is part of an overall wellness collaboration between our two teams.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board of Directors

Summit Pointe Podcast 83 is a Livemic Communications production.

Solution-Focused Youth Outpatient Treatment

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:00:00 -0400

Anxiety. Depression. Stress. Today's youth face a lot of pressure, some of it as a result of interactions like peer pressure and bullying on social media - as well as in-person.

Our colleague Rocky, an outpatient clinician here at Summit Pointe, joins us on this episode of the podcast. Rocky shares how the solution-focused youth outpatient treatment approach introduces young people to useful tools they can use in certain emotionally triggering situations.

Episode Resources
Outpatient Therapy-Youth and Family Services

Summit Pointe Podcast 82 is a Livemic Communications production.

Mid-Year Update: Successes and Challenges in 2025

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 16:00:00 -0400

Summit Pointe CEO Jeannie Goodrich returns to the podcast to update us on accomplishments and challenges mid-year in 2025.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 81 is a Livemic Communications production.

Calhoun County Sheriff and Board Director Steve Hinkley Helps Connect Law Enforcement to Summit Pointe

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:00:00 -0400

Calhoun County Sheriff Steve Hinkley is among those directors who bring a unique viewpoint to their service at Summit Pointe.

In this episode, Sheriff Hinkley discusses the relationship between law enforcement and behavioral health services at Summit Pointe, which he sees as critical for officers to assist members of the community who need it.

Thank you for your leadership, Sheriff!

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board

Summit Pointe Podcast 80 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 79) Men's Health: Gaining Understanding and Resources

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Our colleague, Scott Teichmer, returns to the Summit Pointe Podcast - this time to focus on men's health.

In particular, Scott offers some perspective on what professionals zero-in on when working to understand why men may or may not be attending to their health.

Episode Resources
First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care
ManTherapy.org
CredibleMind

Summit Pointe Podcast 79 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 78) Youth Peer Supports: Helping Young People Succeed

Wed, 28 May 2025 08:00:00 -0400

We have heard it repeatedly on the Summit Pointe Podcast: Peers - people who share similar life experiences as us can bring credibility to the solutions available at Summit Pointe.

In this episode, our colleague Julian - a youth peer support specialist - shares how he and his colleagues are providing support for Calhoun County young people who may need it. He also shares how that provides for successful outcomes and a better life.

Episode Resources
First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Youth Peer Supports

Summit Pointe Podcast 78 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 77) What is CredibleMind and How Can it Help You?

Wed, 14 May 2025 22:00:00 -0400

A partnership between Summit Pointe and CredibleMind brings a host of mental health resources for your access, right on our website.

In this episode of the Summit Pointe Podcast, CredibleMind Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jon Adler talks about the variety of tools available for review and better understanding, including anxiety, stress, depression, and more.

Episode Resources
First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care
CredibleMind

Summit Pointe Podcast 77 is a Livemic Communications production.

Sherii Sherban Cites Personal and Community Experience for her Summit Pointe Service

Fri, 02 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

You may recognize Sherii Sherban - whether it is from her weekly Access Vision program "Be Scene," from her longstanding support of Miles for Memories, or maybe from Scene Magazine or Senior Times.

In this episode, Sherii shares personal and community-related viewpoints as some of the main reasons she serves on the Summit Pointe Board of Directors.

Thank you for your leadership, Sherii!

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board

Summit Pointe Podcast 76 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 75) Understanding Case Management

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:00:00 -0400

One of the significant roles at Summit Pointe is that of our colleagues who are case managers.

Case managers work with some of our Calhoun County adult neighbors who may need some assistance to achieve their life goals. Many times, these neighbors are living with a severe mental illness or a intellectual or developmental disability.

Our colleague Elizabeth is the Director of Community Based Services - Specialty Programs and talks in this episode about how the case management team is helping individuals change their lives and achieve their goals.

Episode Resources
First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Case Management-Adult Services

Summit Pointe Podcast 75 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 74) TikTok Tells Me I Have Autism - Is It True?

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0400

The pervasiveness of social media in today's culture is notable. There are pros and cons - on the "pros" side, social media has the ability to raise awareness and understanding.

On the "cons" side, it can also spread inaccurate information - or lead folks to conclusions that may not be correct.

In this episode, our colleagues Mindy and Jocelyn bring their expertise about Autism to the forefront and discuss whether social media can really determine if you have Autism.

Episode Resources
First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Summit Pointe Autism Center

Summit Pointe Podcast 74 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 73) Meet Summit Pointe COO Dorothy Malcolm

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:00:00 -0400

On this episode of the Summit Pointe Podcast, we introduce you to our colleague Dorothy Malcolm, Chief Operating Officer at Summit Pointe.

Dorothy discusses her nursing and medical management backgrounds, as well as her view on the work we do daily at Summit Pointe and First Step.

Episode Resources
First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 73 is a Livemic Communications production.

Kelli Scott Reflects on Ten Years of Board Service

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Treasurer Kelli Scott - who also serves as the Calhoun County administrator/controller - discusses her ten years as a member of the Summit Pointe Board. She not only looks at the financial landscape, but also relates the Summit Pointe mission to her own personal experiences.

Thank you for your leadership, Kelli!

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board

Summit Pointe Podcast 72 is a Livemic Communications production.

Pastor Monique French On Her Mission to Fight Mental Health Stigma

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:00:00 -0500

With a career in social work and a distinct interest in her community, Pastor Dr. Monique French of the Washington Heights United Methodist Church and Community in Battle Creek is focused and determined.

With her fellow neighbors' wellbeing in mind, Pastor French is a community leader. In addition to her role as the leader of her church, she also volunteers on several governing bodies - including the Summit Pointe Board of Directors. She also has served as a Calhoun County Commissioner.

In this episode, Pastor French discusses why she is committed to serving on the Summit Pointe Board - and how the fight against mental health stigma, especially among African Americans, is so important.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 71 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 70) Keys to Overcoming Stigma and Improving Black Mental Health

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0500

It is estimated that only a fraction of African Americans seek life-changing treatment for issues of mental health. Stigma and culture play a role in barriers to treatment.

Our colleague Lakeyta - who oversees access to services at Summit Pointe - talks about why that is, but also how conversations are helping remove those barriers.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 70 is a Livemic Communicationsproduction.

(Summit Pointe 69) Be Aware of Teen Dating Violence Warning Signs

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:00:00 -0500

Young love is wonderful - to experience and to witness. But, as we learn in this Summit Pointe episode, young people (and even adults!) can be whisked away by love's euphoria, limiting the ability to notice red flags.

Summit Pointe Homebased Caseworker Brandi tells us those red flags can even be more serious, leading to an unhealthy, controlling relationship - maybe even violence. Click to listen and understand the warning signs.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 69 is a Livemic Communications production.

Deb Davis on her Board Service and Connecting Others to Summit Pointe

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Deb Davis, who returned to the Board in 2024 after having served previously, talks about how she also has been a conduit to Summit Pointe when others have needed it.

Thank you for your leadership, Deb!

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board

Summit Pointe Podcast 68 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 67) Resolving to Improve your Mental Wellness? Here are Some Helpful Thoughts

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:00:00 -0500

The beginning of a year can be full of resolutions, like more exercise or eating healthier.

But what if you want to improve your mental health and, perhaps, be happier?

We asked Summit Pointe clinicians Carolyn and Ann to help us consider how we might begin with greater mental health—something that can begin at any time of the year.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 67 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 66) Accomplishments in 2024 Fuel Vision for 2025 at Summit Pointe

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:00:00 -0500

We're pretty excited about the accomplishments made at Summit Pointe and First Step in 2024. That has us staunchly focused on what's to come in 2025.

In this episode, our CEO Jeannie Goodrich reflects on some of the finish lines crossed in 2024 and the momentum we have to help the Calhoun County community with access to behavioral health resources in 2025.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 66 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 65) Better Adherence with Meds and Appointments the Goal of Grace Health Partnership

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:00:00 -0500

In December 2024, Summit Pointe and Grace Health broke ground on a new primary care and pharmacy facility on the Summit Pointe/First Step campus at 175 College Street in Battle Creek.

In this episode, our CEO Jeannie Goodrich is joined by the CEO of Grace Health, Dr. Peter Chang, to talk about this groundbreaking model which aims to make it easier for customers to take their meds and follow through with medical professionals.

Episode Resources
Podcast: Mental Health Innovation: Psychiatric Urgent Care
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 65 is a Livemic Communications production.

Board Secretary Stephanie Swanson-Chang Opens Up About Devastating Loss and Giving Back

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 13:00:00 -0500

This time, we meet Stephanie Swanson-Chang, a member of the Summit Pointe Board since 2022. In this episode, Stephanie discusses how being a bereaved mother led her on a journey she may not have expected.

Thank you for your leadership, Stephanie.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board
Podcast: Mental Health Innovation: Psychiatric Urgent Care
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
Police-based Crisis Intervention Training

Summit Pointe Podcast 64 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 63) Attention Caregivers: It's OK to Take a Break

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Those of you caring for someone - often a relative - may not even consider yourself a "caregiver". But, you are.

As we learn in this episode from special guest Anne Clark with Senior Health Partners in Battle Creek, you may experience guilt if you give yourself some time away from your person.

But, we also learn, time away is critical.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
Senior Health Partners Battle Creek

Summit Pointe Podcast 63 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 62) Assisting Vets to Find New Purpose with Supported Employment

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:00:00 -0500

Returning to civilian life after serving in the Armed Forces, for some, can be difficult and daunting.

One way Summit Pointe is helping is the Supported Employment program - helping veterans and others find purpose through employment.

Our colleague Stephen oversees the VA Laundry facility and joins us in this episode to talk about helping veterans find new purpose through the VA Laundry facility - which has implications well beyond employment.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
Summit Pointe Veteran Navigator

Summit Pointe Podcast 62 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 61) First Step Modifies Process to Bring Quicker Access to Services

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Since it first opened in 2021, the First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center has welcomed thousands of Calhoun County residents who were seeking assistance.

What kind of assistance they would need had to be determined once they arrived. In the years since the doors opened, we at Summit Pointe have been able to study our processes and make adjustments.

In this episode, First Step Supervisor Morgan Clauss talks about how getting more information when meeting new customers speeds up access to the assistance customers seek. She also shares what to expect when you visit.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 61 is a Livemic Communications production.

Kathy-Sue Vette Discusses Years-Long Board Commitment to Summit Pointe

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Summit Pointe is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors who oversee the execution of our mission to provide "the highest quality behavioral health services to help individuals maximize their potential."

In this episode, Kathy-Sue Vette, who has served on our Board of Directors since 2015, talks about what inspires her to do so. Her Board role has most recently included being the chair.

Thank you for your leadership, Kathy-Sue!

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Board

Summit Pointe Podcast 60 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 59) Summit Pointe Joins the Drive to 'Flip the Script' and Fight Stigma

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:00:00 -0400

African Americans and other minorities are underserved when it comes to mental health services and resources. That's why the "Flip the Script" campaign is working to target those groups - and anyone who might be held back from breaking through the barriers of improved mental health.

In this episode, Regina, Community Engagement, discusses the goals of "Flip the Script" and how it and Summit Pointe can help.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 59 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 58) Helping Youth and Families at Home Can Make a Significant Difference

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:00:00 -0400

Part of our support for youth and families at Summit Pointe means removing barriers. Doing so may simply mean we need to go to a family at their home rather than have them come to us.

In this episode, we set out to understand better what situations might call for home-based services - and how they help.

Episode Resources
Home-Based Services for Youth and Families
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 58 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 57) Using Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -0400

An approach to opioid use disorder might, for some, seem a bit ponderous: Using medications as treatment for addiction to another medication.

But, as we learn in this episode, Medications for Opioid Use Disorder - sometimes called MOUD - can be very successful and perhaps life-saving.

Bronson's Dr. Maureen Ford and Paul Bodenberg talk about what MOUD actually means, does, and helps.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe-First Step
Naloxone (NARCAN) Locations Map

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ICS: Providing Support for Youth and Families in Crisis

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:00:00 -0400

Intensive Crisis Stabilization - ICS for short - is a Summit Pointe program meant to help young people and their families who are experiencing a crisis.

That typically means our Summit Pointe experts have to respond quickly and immediately for an on-site intervention.

Angela and Harry talk with us in this episode about the goals and impact of this program.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 56 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 55) Expanding on the Zero-Suicide Protocol

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0400

In episode 5 of the Summit Pointe Podcast, we caught up with Scott Teichmer who runs the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Calhoun County, a Summit Pointe partner. Scott told us about the zero-deaths-by-suicide concept and how folks like you can help.

Three years later, we get an update from Scott on how the protocol is expanding - and an understanding of how it all began.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Crisis Line: 800.632.5449
Nationwide Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text 9-8-8
Summit Pointe-First Step

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(Summit Pointe 54) Helping Youth Find the Support They Need

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Summit Pointe provides a broad scope of quality services for youth and families. But before we can determine which services are best for a youth, we must first understand their needs.

In this episode of the Summit Pointe Podcast, Youth Care Manager Devan talks about the initial process in welcoming young customers and their families and guiding them to high-quality care.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
Youth and Family Services
Case Management

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(Summit Pointe 53) Here's What the SP Medical Director Said When Asked About Men's Health

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0400

Dr. James Gandy, Summit Pointe medical director, returns to discuss men's health. In particular, we asked Dr. Gandy to call to mind the top things he thinks of as it relates to men's health.

Episode Resources
Tiny Habits website
Summit Pointe website

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(Summit Pointe 52) After 29 Years, CEO Jeannie Goodrich Still Passionate about Summit Pointe

Wed, 22 May 2024 17:00:00 -0400

In this episode of the Summit Pointe series, we sit down with our longtime CEO Jeannie Goodrich.

After 29 years at the organization, Jeannie talks about working her way up the ranks, the staff and work that inspires her and how she goes to bed at the end of a weekend excited to get back to work.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe/First Step website

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(Summit Pointe 51) New Autism Center Brings New Programs, Room for Expansion

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400

In this Summit Pointe episode, our own Dr. Mindy Oisten - Director of Autism Services - talks about the newly relocated Autism Center.

Now situated at 155 Garfield Avenue in Battle Creek, the Summit Pointe Autism Center offers added space and new programs - along with some dreams for further expansion.

Episode Resources
More about the Summit Pointe Autism Center
Summit Pointe website

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(Summit Pointe 50) Partnering to Help Students with Autism

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:00:00 -0400

It's another community connection between Summit Pointe and, in this case, educators to help bring greater support to Calhoun County.

The Summit Pointe Autism Center and the Calhoun Intermediate School District realized that working together to help students with Autism - and their parents - brought comfort and solutions at what could be a difficult time.

Mindy Oisten, Summit Pointe director of Autism services, is joined by CISD's Beth Opdycke and Jamie Rogers to talk about how this partnership is achieving its goals.

Episode Resources
More about the Summit Pointe Autism Center

**NOTE: The Summit Pointe Autism Center begins operations in its new location on Aptil 22, 2024: 155 Garfield Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan.

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(Summit Pointe 49) Community Connection: Focusing on Resilience and Empowerment for Young People

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:00:00 -0400

Taking time to shed light on another of the powerful community connections Summit Pointe has in Calhoun County, we turn our attention to Starr Commonwealth.

With a 100+ year focus on healing the effects of trauma for young people, Starr Commonwealth's EVP Derek Allen and our own CEO at Summit Pointe, Jeannie Goodrich, began to see some common goals - and how to achieve them by working together.

In this episode, the pair talks about what motivated them - and the amazing outcome called "the REC" - or Resilience and Empowerment Center - a partnership that also includes the Battle Creek Family YMCA and some local schools. Click to hear more.

Episode Resources
Starr Commonwealth website
The REC website
Summit Pointe website
More Summit Pointe episodes

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(Summit Pointe 48) Looking Back - and Forward - After Three Years at First Step

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:00:00 -0400

Summit Pointe's First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care at 175 College Street in Battle Creek opened in March 2021. There were not many examples nationally for such an urgent care, but there was one - and it impressed our CEO Jeannie Goodrich when she toured it.

Three years after that inspiration became a reality in Calhoun County, Jeannie is joined by Travis Atkinson of tbd Solutions to discuss how the vision became a reality, how the concept is evolving and how Jeannie envisions First Step's future.

Episode Resources
First Step/Summit Pointe website

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(Summit Pointe 47) A Career in Social Work is Rewarding

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:00 -0400

Have a calling to help people? Change lives? A career as a social worker offers the rewards of doing just that - even saving lives.

That's what we hear in this episode of the Summit Pointe podcast from one of our directors, Lakeyta, whose social work career in community health "chose her," but she wouldn't have it any other way.

Episode Resources
First Step/Summit Pointe website

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 46) Community Connection: Calhoun County Sheriff's Department and Summit Pointe Change Lives

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:00:00 -0500

Calhoun County Sheriff Steve Hinkley and Summit Pointe Justice Systems Lead, Taneisha share their perspectives on how the Jail Services program has advanced in recent years.

In doing so, they discuss the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) component, designed to cut recidivism among those jailed who are dealing with addiction or behavioral health issues. Sheriff Hinkley also underscores how these programs and the First Step Behavioral Health Urgent Care in Battle Creek have helped deputies help others.

The results can be life-changing.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe/First Step website

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 45) 'It's Huge': First Step Collaborates with Bronson Battle Creek Emergency Department

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:00:00 -0500

In another Summit Pointe Community Connection episode, representatives from the Bronson Battle Creek Emergency Department and Summit Pointe/First Step reflect on how their commitment to serving Calhoun County residents has worked out.

Summit Pointe Clinical Director Sean Field and Paul Bodenberg, who has overseen the Bronson Battle Creek ED, talk about how both entities have been able to level-up behavioral health services.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe/First Step website
Bronson Battle Creek website
More Summit Pointe episodes

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(Summit Pointe 44) I/DD Support: Transforming Lives in Calhoun County

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Summit Pointe Care Manager Kristi highlights how the team assisting those with intellectual or developmental disabilities puts them in a position to significantly change their lives.

Perhaps even save them.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe I/DD
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

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(Summit Pointe 43) Summit Pointe Can Help Understand and Deal with Stress

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0500

In this episode, Summit Pointe Clinician Lesa discusses how stress affects the body and mind, as well as some of the typical responses humans use as a result.

Lesa also discusses ways to mitigate stress and how Summit Pointe is ready to assist when stress becomes difficult to manage.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe website
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
More Summit Pointe episodes

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production. For more information, visit Livemic Communications.

(Summit Pointe 42) Community Connection: Summit Pointe and Battle Creek VA Work Together to Help Veterans

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:00:00 -0500

Summit Pointe Veteran Navigator Michele Pascoe and Battle Creek Veterans Administration Local Recovery Coordinator Russell Bell are both working to help area vets receive services to which they are entitled.

But, as we learn from both of them, the partnership formed between the two organizations is often key to getting the job done. We also learn about some of the myths and obstacles they help overcome for veterans.

Episode Resources
Battle Creek VA website
Calhoun County Veterans Affairs website
Summit Pointe Podcast: Helping Veterans When They Need It

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(Summit Pointe 41) Depression, Psychotropic Drugs and Community Wellness

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Summit Pointe Physician Assistant Randall Johnson helps us understand psychotropic drugs and the role they play in community wellness. He also discusses alternatives to such drugs, as well as an overall approach to depression and community wellness at Summit Pointe and First Step.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe website
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
More Summit Pointe episodes

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production. For more information, visit Livemic Communications.

(Summit Pointe 40) Community Connections: Summit Pointe Goes to School

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -0400

Growing up can be difficult. Sometimes, help from a clinician can make significant difference.

But, if you are a young person who has not yet achieved independence, getting to a clinician can pose some significant challenges.

In this episode of the Community Connections series, we learn how Summit Pointe clinicians solve that issue by seeing young people where they are: In school. In this case, specifically, we visit the Pennfield Schools.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe website
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
More Summit Pointe episodes

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(Summit Pointe 39) Community Connections: Summit Pointe Recognizes Recovery Partners in Calhoun County

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Helping Calhoun County residents struggling with addiction is a team effort. That's the word from Summit Pointe, the Behavioral Health Authority in Calhoun County, Michigan.

In this episode, Summit Pointe Recovery Coach, Ashley, returns to discuss countywide recovery efforts with the organization's community connections: The Substance Abuse Council in Battle Creek and Substance Abuse Prevention Services in Albion.

Click to listen to a discussion of collaborative efforts to help vulnerable populations turn their lives around.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe website
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
Substance Abuse Council website
Substance Abuse Prevention Services website
More Summit Pointe episodes

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(Summit Pointe 38) Community Connections: Summit Pointe and Grace Health

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 20:00:00 -0400

In the second of several episodes focused on the Summit Pointe partnerships in Calhoun County, representatives of Grace Health join the discussion.

Grace Health and Summit Pointe have examined care partnerships across the board, including a collaborative pharmacy set to open in 2024.

Click to hear representatives from Summit Pointe and Grace Health share their stories of this collaboration.

Episode Resources

Summit Pointe website
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
Grace Health website
More Summit Pointe episodes

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(Summit Pointe 37) Knowledge is Power: Lunch and Learns, Other Resources Can Help Prevent Suicide

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 19:00:00 -0400

Following up on episode 5 of the Summit Pointe series, new and updated suicide prevention resources are the focus of this discussion.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe-First Step website
Summit Pointe Suicide Prevention and other resources
Summit Pointe Crisis Helpline: 800.632.5449
988 Suicide Crisis Helpline website

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 36) Six Tips for Parents Readying Kids to Go Back to School

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0400

Are your kids experiencing some anxiety about going back to school? Perhaps parents could have a bit of it themselves.

In this episode, Richard Piet visits with Summit Pointe Clinical Supervisor Jennifer, who offers parents six tips to ease back-to-school stress.

Episode Resources

Summit Pointe website
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
More Summit Pointe episodes

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(Summit Pointe 35) Use these Self-Care Suggestions to Dial-Down Stress, Anxiety

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 20:00:00 -0400

Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? In this Summit Pointe episode, host Richard Piet talks with Counselor Cherilynn, who offers input on what self-care means - and how you might dial-down the stress level by taking a few steps in the right direction.

Episode Resources

Summit Pointe website
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
More Summit Pointe episodes
National Institutes of Health: Caring for Your Mental Health

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(Summit Pointe 34) Community Connections: Summit Pointe and Bronson Discuss BIPOC Mental Health

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:00:00 -0400

In a continuing series "Community Connections", Summit Pointe - the behavioral health authority in Calhoun County Michigan - brings some of its community partners together to discuss various issues and outcomes.

In this episode, psychotherapist Dr. Elishae Johnson of Bronson Battle Creek Hospital and Regina Kilgore, supervisor at the First Step behavioral health urgent care - managed by Summit Pointe - offer perspective. Specifically, they provide understanding for those of non-BIPOC backgrounds as well as encouragement for those in the BIPOC community who may be hesitant to seek behavioral health services.

Episode Resources

Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
Bronson Battle Creek Hospital website
Bronson Battle Creek Behavioral Health website
WebMD: What to Know about the Term BIPOC

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(Summit Pointe 33) Community Connections: Summit Pointe and BC Pride

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0400

Episode 33 marks the beginning of additional episodes featuring Summit Pointe partnerships in the communities of Calhoun County, Michigan.

As the Behavioral Health Authority in Calhoun County, it is often the partnerships with other community organizations that provide key connections to the delivery of behavioral health services to those who need them.

In this episode, Summit Pointe and Battle Creek Pride discuss how their partnership has opened doors for local LGBTQ+ community members seeking behavioral health assistance.

Episode Resources

First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
BC Pride website

The Summit Pointe podcast 33 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 32) Understanding PTSD

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 09:00:00 -0400

You may have heard the letters "PTSD" - but have you taken a moment to understand what they mean? In this episode of the Summit Pointe series, Clinician Dennis discusses Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the approach to it at Summit Pointe and First Step.

Episode Resources

First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

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(Community Matters 28) Summit Pointe Offers Community Free Mental Health Training in May

Sat, 22 Apr 2023 07:00:00 -0400

First Aired April 22, 2023

Summit Pointe, the Calhoun County behavioral health authority, plans special events in May 2023 to observe Mental Health Month. As well, as we learn from Meghan and Amy in this episode of Community Matters, county residents are invited to participate in free trainings to help better educate about mental health.

Click to also hear about how the color green is helping raise awareness about mental health.

Episode Resources

Full details on Summit Pointe's Mental Health Month events
Summit Pointe website
Summit Pointe podcast series

ABOUT COMMUNITY MATTERS

Former WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community Matters, an interview program focused on community leaders and newsmakers in and around Battle Creek. Community Matters is heard Saturdays, 8-8:30 AM Eastern on WBCK-FM (95.3) and anytime at battlecreekpodcast.com.

Community Matters is sponsored by Lakeview Ford Lincoln.

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(Summit Pointe 31) Permanent Supportive Housing

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0500

Following some specific criteria, Summit Pointe helps those who are unhoused and living with behavioral health issues get back on a path of relative independence. The Permanent Supportive Housing program assists folks to stay on that path by providing support that can often prove life-saving.

Episode Resources

Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

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(Summit Pointe 30) Independence Through Assertive Community Treatment

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:00:00 -0500

Helping certain Calhoun County residents live independently with assistance - those who might be at risk for arrest and inappropriate incarceration due to mental illness - is the purpose of the Assertive Community Treatment program at Summit Pointe.

Hear Tim and Jeff discuss their roles in assisting those in the program in this episode.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

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(Summit Pointe 29) CARF Accreditation Renewed at Summit Pointe

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:00:00 -0500

Summit Pointe, the behavioral health authority in Calhoun County, Michigan, has received a renewed accreditation from CARF International, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.

The every-three-year accreditation focuses on certain programs and services at, according to its website, "more than 65,000 programs and services."

In this episode, Summit Pointe Corporate Compliance Director Mandi Quigley discusses the focus and process of the accreditation and its overall impact.

Episode Resources

Summit Pointe website
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
All Summit Pointe podcast episodes
CARF International website

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(Summit Pointe 28) Summit Pointe Moves All BC Medical Appointments to College Street Location

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0500

Battle Creek customers of Summit Pointe visiting the Capital Avenue and Michigan Avenue locations for medical appointments will now go 175 College Street instead. In this episode, Operations Director Jamie Schook discusses how the north end of the College Street building, opposite First Step, is being used.

Episode Resources

Summit Pointe website
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
All Summit Pointe podcast episodes

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(Summit Pointe 27) Assuring Adherence to Recipient Rights

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 07:00:00 -0500

The State of Michigan requires recipients of care from organizations like Summit Pointe to have certain rights that govern that care. In episode 27 of the Summit Pointe podcast, we learn from Kent Rehmann how adherence to those rights is assured.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
Summit Pointe Recipient Rights information
MDHHS Recipient Rights information

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(Summit Pointe 26) Provider Relationships Key at Summit Pointe

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 09:00:00 -0500

In episode 26 of the Summit Pointe series, Rhea Freitag discusses the Summit Pointe Provider Network. It includes a key group of service providers who help support the Summit Pointe mission - and the needs of its customers.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care
Provider Network

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(Summit Pointe 25) Opioid Health Home Program: The Road Back

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0400

In episode 25 of the Summit Pointe series, Tricia and Chad discuss their involvement in a program meant to combat the high incidence of opioid addiction in Calhoun County. Click to listen to how the Opioid Health Home Program is saving lives and creating success stories.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Related Episodes

Summit Pointe Episode 6: Recovery Coaches Know the Journey
Summit Pointe Episode 17: Innovating to Fight the Opioid OD Epidemic

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(Summit Pointe 24) Spotlight: Outpatient Services

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:00:00 -0400

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 Cheri discuss their roles as well as the successes they have seen as part of Summit Pointe's Outpatient Services program.

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.

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

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Opened in March 2021, First Step became Calhoun County's example of a 24/7 psychiatric urgent care model being established across the country.

As First Step's Dr. Kimberly Peck tells us, the response has been better than expected. The facility has seen 5000 visitors come through its doors in the first 18 months. When thinking about that, it is clear the potential effects are incredible. Click to hear more.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

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

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0400

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 to the right path.

Summit Pointe Podcast 22 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 21) Mental Health First Aid Training

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:00:00 -0400

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.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Mental Health First Aid Training

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 20) Wraparound Program Helps Families in Crisis

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:00:00 -0400

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, learn from Wraparound Clinician Melissa how families facing some level of crisis are given a helping hand in order to get back on the right track.

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 19) Managing A Diagnosis of Mental Illness

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:00:00 -0400

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.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 19 is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 18) Live Life To The Fullest: Senior Behavioral Health Team

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 16:00:00 -0400

Our 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 learned their assistance has a much deeper effect. Click to hear the discussion.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

Summit Pointe Podcast 18 is a Livemic Communications production.

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

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0400

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid overdose numbers were very high in Calhoun County, where Summit Pointe concentrates its behavioral health focus. Since then, those numbers have compounded.

Listen to this episode as Nicole and Meghan discuss a grant that is funding innovative ways to make Naloxone (brand name NARCAN) more readily available to those who need it - and attempt to reduce the overdose numbers.

Episode Resources
Opioid Home Health

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

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:00:00 -0400

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 and Healing by Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce D. Perry

Struggle Well: Thriving in the Aftermath of Trauma by Ken Falke and Josh Goldberg

Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives by Daniel J. Levitin

More Summit Pointe Series episodes

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(Summit Pointe 15) IDD Focused Programs Help People Achieve Their Goals

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400

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 gain access to human services necessary for them to chart their life course.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center
Summit Pointe I/DD Program Information

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(Summit Pointe 14) Jail Services Program Seeks to Cut Recidivism

Wed, 18 May 2022 11:00:00 -0400

In its ongoing effort to address the needs of its community, Calhoun County, Michigan's 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 use root causes often found among inmates when they arrive at the county lock-up. To identify and address those - and cut the rate at which those struggles cause inmates to return - the Jail Services program has begun.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Recovery Coaches
NACo Stepping Up Initiative
Summit Pointe Adult Services

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(Summit Pointe 13) DBT: Providing A Way Forward After Self-Destructive Behaviors

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:00:00 -0400

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 Resources

Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 12) Parenting Through Change

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:00:00 -0400

As parents can attest, children do not come with an instruction manual. Add to everyday parenting the potential for problem behaviors and parents, grandparents and caregivers of young people could find themselves in need of support.

At Summit Pointe, the Parenting Through Change program provides parents and caregivers a step-by-step learning process, giving them tools to guide young people productively through a host of potential problem behaviors. Parenting Through Change is an evidence-based training program as part of a national model.

Click to hear more from Summit Pointe therapists Jen, Bob and Lindsey about how the program works.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center
Summit Pointe Youth and Family Services

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(Summit Pointe 11) Keeping Healthcare Pros Healthy

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 13:00:00 -0400

As many know, the COVID-19 pandemic caused immense stress on the world's healthcare workers. Many of those workers found it difficult to stay healthy amidst the tremendous demands of working to help patients get well.

In Calhoun County, Michigan, Summit Pointe developed a program to help address this issue in its backyard: Keeping Healthcare Professionals Healthy. In this episode of the Summit Pointe Series, Cherilynn Sims discusses the program and how, as an adult outpatient clinician, she has been able to help those on the front lines of the pandemic get the help they, too, need.

Episode Resources

More Summit Pointe Series episodes

More about the Keeping Healthcare Professionals Healthy – including information on how to join virtual meetings.

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(Summit Pointe 10) Community Program Seeks To Return Local Youth To A Productive Path

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0500

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 Recruiter and Trainer at Summit Pointe talks about the ultimate goals to help qualifying youth while keeping them in their home communities and school districts. Click to listen to the details - including how local volunteers can be trained to assist in the effort.

Episode Resources

More Summit Pointe Series episodes

More about the Therapeutic Home Program - including a link to regularly scheduled virtual informational meetings.

(Summit Pointe 9) Helping Veterans When They Need It

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:00:00 -0500

In the ninth in a series of episodes with Summit Pointe, Veteran Navigator Michele Pascoe discusses how she connects veterans to the services they need. As the Behavioral Health Authority in Calhoun County, Michigan, Summit Pointe reaches out into the local community to go where vets are - and help see to it they get the support needed.

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Veteran Services
Summit Pointe Veteran Services Phone: 269.441.6051

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(Summit Pointe 8) The Summit Pointe Autism Center

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

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 Autism diagnoses navigate a system of services. In this episode, Director of Autism Services Dr. Mindy Oisten PhD, BCBA-D, LBA, LLP, discusses the Summit Pointe Autism Center and the approach to helping those with Autism lead productive lives.

Episode Resources

Summit Pointe Autism Center
Summit Pointe Autism Center Phone: 269-441-2700
Summit Pointe Crisis Line: 800-632-5449

Episode Resources
Summit Pointe Autism Center

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(Summit Pointe 7) Peer Support: 'If You Need Help, You'll Get It'

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0400

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 Pointe.

Episode Resources
Reach a Summit Pointe Peer Mentor: 269-966-1460
Summit Pointe Crisis Line: 800-632-5449

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(Summit Pointe 6) Recovery Coaches Know The Journey

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:00:00 -0400

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 Crisis Line: 800-632-5449
National Helpline: 800-662-4357
National Addiction Resources

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(Summit Pointe 5) Target: Zero Deaths By Suicide (You Can Help)

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0400

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 react when faced with the potential that a loved one might be suicidal.

Episode Resources

Summit Pointe Crisis Line: 800-632-5449
Suicide Prevention Coalition of Calhoun County
Summit Pointe website

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.

(Summit Pointe 4) Critical Care: Assisted Outpatient Treatment

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:00:00 -0400

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 treatment they cannot get without assistance.

Episode Resources
First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care

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(Summit Pointe 3) The Ready-Access Care Model

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400

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.

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(Summit Pointe 2) Crisis Intervention Team: Concept to Success

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400

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.

Episode Resources
Crisis Intervention Team

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(Summit Pointe 1) Who Is Summit Pointe?

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:00:00 -0400

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 residents make life work.

In this episode, we hear from John Boyd, Summit Pointe Recovery Coach, and Peer Dwayne Kelly, who is, himself, testimony to the success of their efforts.

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Mental Health Innovation: Psychiatric Urgent Care Center

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0400

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 Psychiatric Urgent Care Center on Monday, March 22, 2021. The concept works to adapt the idea of urgent care medical centers to behavioral health, providing a more responsive approach to finding and providing mental health services in Calhoun County.

Could the concept catch on elsewhere?

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