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Helping Youth and Families at Home Can Make a Significant Difference

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 …

Using Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

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 …

ICS: Providing Support for Youth and Families in Crisis

Intensive Crisis Stabilization – ICS for short – is a Summit Pointe program meant to help young people and their families experiencing a crisis. That typically means our Summit Pointe experts must respond quickly and immediately for an on-site intervention. Angela and Harry talk with us in this episode about the goals and impact of …

Expanding on the Zero-Suicide Protocol

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 …

Helping Youth Find the Support They Need

Summit Pointe provides a broad scope of quality services for youth and families. But before we can determine which services are best for youth, we must first understand their needs. In this episode of the Summit Pointe Podcast, Youth Care Manager, Devan, talks about the initial process of welcoming young customers and their families and guiding …

(Community Matters 88) New CM Segment will Focus on Veterans

A new, periodic Community Matters segment will focus on local veterans. The segment will feature local experts from entities like Summit Pointe, the Battle Creek VA Medical Center, and the Calhoun County Veterans Affairs Office. In this inaugural discussion, representatives from all three organizations share perspectives and overall vision for future episodes. Episode ResourcesBattle Creek …

Here’s What the SP Medical Director Said When Asked About Men’s Health

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 ResourcesTiny Habits website   Summit Pointe Podcast 53 is a Livemic Communications production.   Summit Pointe, the behavioral health authority in Calhoun County, Michigan, provides …

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

In this episode of the Summit Pointe series, we sit down with our longtime CEO, Jeannie Goodrich. After 29 years at our organization, Jeannie talks about working her way up the ranks, the staff, the work that inspires her, and how she goes to bed at the end of a weekend excited to return to …

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