Podcasts

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 …

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. Episode ResourcesSummit Pointe Mental …

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 …

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 ResourcesFirst Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Summit Pointe Podcast 19 is a Livemic Communications production.   Summit Pointe, the Behavioral Health Authority …

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 …

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 …