Together for Mental Health

In Focus:
CU Anschutz Receives $50M Challenge Gift to Transform Mental Health Care

The Anschutz Foundation investment aims to generate $200 million in funding from public and private partners and will create the CU Anschutz Campus Mental Health Collaborative to improve access and treatments for adults and children in need of mental health care.

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Patient Care

Connecting research, education and support to provide mental health care to everyone in Colorado.

Colorado is in the midst of a mental health crisis, but CU Anschutz and UCHealth are improving care with new facilities, telehealth services and addiction recovery programs.

A group of people meeting at the Johnson Depression Center

Treatments for depression and related disorders can improve when health care experts collaborate. That's the approach at The Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center.

Patients with reproductive health challenges often struggle to find the mental health care they need. The Colorado Women’s Behavioral Health and Wellness Clinic is changing that.

A growing crisis:
Mental illness affects millions nationwide, and resources are stretched thin.

of U.S. adults experienced a mental illness in the past year, as of 2024.

of U.S. youth had a major depressive episode in the past year, as of 2024.

mental health provider was available for every 320 people in need of care in 2024.

Community Outreach & Collaboration

Strengthening communities through training and partnerships that expand access and reduce stigma.

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What does it take to bounce back from big challenges? The Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience is finding answers through research, therapies and outreach.

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The Renée Crown Wellness Institute works with communities to improve mental health systems and create research-based solutions that last.

The CU Denver Psychology Clinic is serving Coloradans in powerful ways: by offering low-cost mental health care and teaching the next generation of mental health professionals.

Workforce Development

Training and supporting a diverse, skilled mental health workforce to meet growing needs across the state and beyond.

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Guided by a social justice mission, CU Denver’s School of Education & Human Development is preparing mental health practitioners who will reflect the communities they serve.

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Few programs nationwide focus on mental health at the community level. The Colorado School of Public Health's master's degree in Population Mental Health & Wellbeing is one of them.

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Colorado needs more mental health professionals and CU Anschutz is responding with interdisciplinary training in public health, nursing, psychiatry and medicine.

Impact in action:
CU is investing millions in care, advancing wellness research and supporting communities in need.

$ million+

invested into improving access to behavioral health care at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital.

studies currently underway at CU Boulder’s Renée Crown Wellness Institute to promote wellness across the lifespan.

veterans and active-duty service members served by UCCS’s Veteran Health and Trauma Clinic since 2014.

Education & Policy

Building knowledge and setting policies that put mental health first.

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At the Farley Health Policy Center, research turns into actionable solutions. In partnership with communities, the center shapes health policy, strengthens integrated care and builds future leaders.

A group of women sit at a round table using markers to color on coloring sheets

Stress down, joy up—that's the goal of Colorado nonprofit The Mindfulness and Positivity Project, which trains educators and students to create calm and thriving classrooms.

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School can be a place for healing. At Traverse Academy, therapy and academics combine to help students facing mental health crises return to traditional schools and thrive.

Research & Innovation

Advancing the understanding, treatment and prevention of mental health conditions through pioneering discoveries and technologies.

A photo of Theodora Chaspari on the CU Boulder campus with the Flatirons in the background

When AI listens, it doesn't hear everyone equally. A CU Boulder study led by Theodora Chaspari underscores the importance of training AI with data that represents patient populations.

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Health care breakthroughs need investment and the CU Healthcare Innovation Fund delivers, backing services, devices, diagnostics, therapeutics and more to help improve patient outcomes.

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Can AI help prevent suicide? Joel Stoddard, MD, thinks so. At Children’s Hospital Colorado, his team is using AI to predict risk and tailor preventive interventions that can save young lives.