Podcasts

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.

This week on Everyday Injustice we talk with Vincent Atchity. He is the CEO of Mental Health Colorado and a member of Colorado Jail Standards Commission.

In this episode of Policing Matters, host Jim Dudley speaks with Dr. Vincent Atchity of Mental Health Colorado and the Equitas Project about the organization’s Care Not Cuffs initiative about how to connect individuals with mental illness with community partners that can help achieve better health outcomes and more efficiently managed costs.

Vincent Atchity is the President and CEO of Mental Health Colorado and previously served as Executive Director of The Equitas Project, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to disentangle mental health and criminal justice by activating leaders, influencing policy, and spurring innovation.

Vincent Atchity discusses mental health resources and their role in the criminal justice system on ‘Beyond the Bars’.

In this compelling interview, Vincent Atchity and Kelly Grimes join Jason Flom for a candid discussion about the criminal justice system and how it fails to support Americans with mental health challenges.