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 …
Addiction
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 …
Understanding PTSD
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 …
Permanent Supportive Housing
Following 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 …
Independence Through Assertive Community Treatment
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 …
CARF Accreditation Renewed at Summit Pointe
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 …
Summit Pointe Moves All BC Medical Appointments to College Street Location
Battle Creek customers of Summit Pointe visiting the Capital Avenue and Michigan Avenue locations for medical appointments will now go to 175 College Street instead. In this episode, Operations Director Jamie Schook discusses …
Assuring Adherence to Recipient Rights
The State of Michigan requires care recipients 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 …