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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

New Autism Center Brings New Programs, Room for Expansion

In this Summit Pointe episode, our own 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 ResourcesSummit Pointe Autism Center … Read more

Partnering to Help Students with Autism

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 … Read more

Community Connection: Focusing on Resilience and Empowerment for Young People

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 CEO at Summit Pointe, Jeannie Goodrich, began to see some … Read more

Looking Back – and Forward – After Three Years at First Step

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 of 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 … Read more