Connecting with the Department of Psychiatry
May 29, 2025
Aspen Valley Hospital
Carbondale Public Library
Please register if you have not already
Agenda
• Introductions
• Describe the CU Department of Psychiatry
• Hot topic presentation: Rocky Mountain Highs— Psychedelics and Cannabis in Colorado with Dr. Scott Thompson
• Questions and discussion
Objectives
Share how our current Department of Psychiatry supports behavioral health treatment across Colorado
Demonstrate our work through a hot topic presentation
Hear from you about how we can partner and grow to meet your needs
The Department of Psychiatry sets the standard for education and training of leaders in psychiatry and mental health care, conducts ground-breaking research that aims to eradicate suffering due to psychiatric and substance use disorders, provides ready access to state-of-the-art mental health preventions and interventions across the continuum of care, and collaborates with the community and other key stakeholders to promote well-being among all Coloradans.
We accomplish this vision in a manner that respects, values, and advocates for the dignity and worth of each individual and family. The Department is dedicated to serving a community in which we value all people and have a continued commitment to diversity and inclusion in our clinical research , treatment, and educational activities. We strive to always uphold our anchoring belief—brain health for all, for life.
How
do we do this?
CU Psychiatry Faculty Sites
Our Academic Mission
Clinical care
Teaching Community
Scholarship
Training
Colorado Bipolar Education Project (CoBE)
Evidence-based education on bipolar disorder for patients, providers, and families
• Trainings for therapists and other providers, both online and in-person
• Resources for patients and families
• Online educational videos
• Resource toolbox (app and book recommendations, podcasts, selfassessment tools, find-a-therapist, so on)
• Free community lecture series every fall and spring
• Consultation program coming soon
Connect with us: medschool.anschutz.edu/cobe
• Wellness programs for the healthcare workforce and those they serve
• Tobacco cessation training and consultation
• Motivational Interviewing institute
• Health systems change strategies and evaluation Facilitating evidence-based health behavior change for communities, organizations, and individuals
bh.wellness@ucdenver.edu
Clinical care
Hospital Follow-up Program
• Free to any Colorado emergency department or psychiatric hospital
• Clients receive a caring contact after leaving the hospital for behavioral health care
• We collaborate on safety plans and assist with connections to caEre.
• medschool.cuanschutz.edu/psychiatry/programs -centers/hospital-follow-up-program
Mental Health Access Programs
HOT TOPIC:
Rocky Mountain Highs—Psychedelics and Cannabis in Colorado
Questions and Discussion
Connect with us
• Scott Simpson MD MPH
scott.simpson@cuanschutz.edu
• Matthew Mishkind PhD matthew.mishkind@cuanschutz.edu
• Scott Thompson PhD scott.m.thompson@cuanschutz.edu
• Download the slides for later
