Podcasts

Dr. Ben Miller, psychologist, health policy expert, and adjunct faculty member at Stanford School of Medicine, joins Mental Health Colorado President & CEO Vincent Atchity for a conversation about the forces that shape our mental health and well-being.

In this conversation, Dr. Miller reflects on how his early work with children in the special education system shaped his understanding of the connection between policy, our environments, and mental health. He discusses the importance of addressing basic needs such as affordable housing and food alongside access to mental health care, emphasizing poverty reduction as one of the most powerful ways to improve health and well-being across communities.

Developmental psychologist Dr. Ashley Brock-Baca joins Mental Health Colorado President & CEO Vincent Atchity to explore how we can better support the mental health and well-being of children and families.

In this conversation, Dr. Brock-Baca explains the importance of trauma-responsive practices, care coordination, and stronger partnerships with youth and families for improving support for children and families, especially those with more complex needs. Drawing on her experience working across systems of behavioral health, child welfare, juvenile justice, healthcare, and education, Dr. Brock-Baca delves into opportunities to strengthen workforces, integrate systems more effectively, and center living/lived experience throughout the process of imaging supports that are responsive and useful.

Mental Health Colorado President & CEO Vincent Atchity joins Summit County Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons for a conversation about reimagining how communities respond to mental health crises.

Sheriff FitzSimons discusses Summit County’s nationally recognized SMART co-responder program, which brings law enforcement, clinicians, and case managers together to help people receive appropriate care and ongoing support in their communities. He reflects on the partnerships and sustained investment needed to make programs like SMART successful and shares how compassionate, collaborative leadership can improve crisis response while reducing unnecessary involvement with the criminal justice system.

Mental Health Colorado’s President & CEO, Vincent Atchity, sits down with former Denver Broncos running back and College Football Hall of Fame inductee Montee Ball, Founder & CEO of Game Plan Life Foundation.

In this conversation, Montee reflects on his journey from early success in football through struggles with alcohol, recovery, and ultimately a new sense of purpose through fatherhood, advocacy, and service. He discusses the pressures athletes can face, the importance of helping coaches, mentors, and loved ones recognize challenges early, and why creating space for honest conversations about mental health and substance use can help people seek support before challenges become crises.

Mental Health Colorado President & CEO Vincent Atchity kicks off the 2026 Voices for Healthier Minds series with Jonathan Singer, Senior Director of Policy Programs at the Boulder Chamber and former Colorado state representative.

Jonathan reflects on his journey from social work to public service and community leadership, and how those experiences shaped his approach to policy and systems change. He discusses the connections between mental health and issues such as housing, child and family well-being, and access to care, while emphasizing the importance of lived experience, advocacy, and collaboration in shaping policies that promote healthier minds across the lifespan.

In this episode of the Marathon Health Denver Roundtable, healthcare and employer leaders discuss how integrated, employer-sponsored care models can improve access, outcomes, and costs by combining primary care, behavioral health, and lifestyle support. The conversation highlights the role of advanced primary care and health coaching in driving behavior change, managing chronic conditions, and strengthening workforce well-being through more accessible, coordinated, and prevention-focused care.

In this episode of the Advance Colorado Rundown, leaders from Advance Colorado discuss statewide public safety and mental health policy, including approaches to addressing mental illness, substance use, and crime through legislation and community-based interventions. The conversation highlights ongoing debates around treatment, law enforcement response, and policy reforms shaping Colorado’s behavioral health system.

Host Dennis Streeder interviews Dr. Vincent Atchity of Mental Health Colorado about the organization’s history, mission, and Colorado’s evolving mental health landscape. Their conversation highlights the foundational role of housing, health care, and community supports in promoting mental well-being and improving outcomes for Coloradans.

When it comes to mental health advocacy and mental health access, we have come a long way, but still have a long way to go. Fortunately, Mental Health Colorado is creating a movement to improve mental health across entire lifespans and you will enjoy hearing about this important work from President and CEO Vincent Atchity.

This week 411 Teen explores the school to prison pipeline, referring to the policies and practices that push children out of classrooms and into the criminal justice system, with the CEO of Mental Health Colorado, Vincent Atchity.