Jennifer Bellamy

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW representative)

Kim Gorgens

Clinical Associate Professor, Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP representative)

Jill Holm-Denoma

Clinical Professor, Psychology (AHSS representative)

Lynett Henderson-Metzger

Clinical Associate Professor, Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP representative)

Julianne Mitchell

Clinical Associate Professor, Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW representative)

Jesse Owen (Chair)

Associate Professor, Morgridge College of Education (MCE representative)

Jessica Reinhardt

Clinical Assistant Professor, Morgridge College of Education (MCE representative)

Sarah Watamura

Associate Professor, Psychology (AHSS representative)

Over 80 faculty whose research interests intersect with mental and behavioral health have contributed to a proposal for a collaborative approach dedicated to the public good. Faculty members from the Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Professional Psychology, Graduate School of Social Work, and Morgridge College of Education are championing this effort.

This initiative will leverage the university’s deep and broad expertise in mental and behavioral health to help Colorado become one of the best places to receive integrated and effective mental health care in the United States. It will be a model for integrating research, academic coursework, service/clinical practice, and policy work, thereby making all of these functions more easily accessible to individuals, families, agencies and organizations.

The faculty working group who have spearheaded this initiative collaborated across disciplines and universities to really engage with the vision for this initiative. Throughout the 2017-2018 academic year, the working group was highly consultative.

• There were focus groups across the four units
• 80 faculty in the four units were surveyed for expertise
• They met specifically with key stakeholders
• They reviewed other models from over 12 different universities
• They reviewed best practices in community engagement
• They reviewed best practices in starting inter professional collaborations