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.

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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.

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.

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.

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Miles for Memories
Careers at Summit Pointe
Summit Pointe First Step

Summit Pointe Podcast 96 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.

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. 

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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

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.

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.

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

Summit Pointe Podcast 94 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.

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).

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

Summit Pointe Podcast 93 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.

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.

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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

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.

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.

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Summit Pointe Adult Psychiatric Services
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 92 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.

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.

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First Step Psychiatric Urgent Care Center
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 91 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.

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.

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Summit Pointe Veteran Navigator
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 90 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.

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, 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.

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Summit Pointe Board of Directors
Careers at Summit Pointe

Summit Pointe Podcast 89 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.