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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Anschutz
Department of Psychiatry
School of Medicine
The Department of Psychiatry
Advancing mental health and behavioral research, providing highly rated training programs, & caring for our patients and the community
About Us
The Department of Psychiatry is a diverse community of staff and faculty dedicated to our mission. It is comprised of over 300 regular, affiliate, and volunteer clinical faculty, working at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, UCHealth/University of Colorado Hospital, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver Health Medical Center, and the VA Medical Center, as well as at the Department of Corrections and the Colorado Mental Health Institutes at Pueblo & Ft. Logan. Currently, the general adult psychiatry residency is ACGME accredited for 45 positions, the child and adolescent psychiatry residency is ACGME accredited for 14 positions, the addiction psychiatry fellowship is ACGME accredited for 3 positions, the consult-liaison psychiatry fellowship is ACGME accredited for 3 positions and the forensic psychiatry fellowship is ACGME accredited for 4 positions. 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.
In the News
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Inspirational story highlights Friends of the Haven gala
Jul 2, 2019, 12:00 AM by CU Anschutz TodayA hugely successful annual gala put the focus on the Friends of the Haven, with proceeds going to support unfunded programs and services at the Haven and Baby Haven. The programs are located within the Addiction Research & Treatment Services (ARTS) organization in the Department of Psychiatry, CU School of Medicine. A crowd of 229 guests, including more than 100 new supporters, attended the springtime event at CU South Denver in Lone Tree. The gala raised $177,000 – the most in the event’s history.Full story -
Neuropsychiatric Special Care Unit Wins First-Ever We Are Target Zero Award
Jun 6, 2019, 08:00 AM by Children's Hospital of ColoradoThe Neuropsychiatric Special Care (NSC) Unit used to experience an OSHA-recordable team member injury every 20 days. Learn how they increased the time between OSHA-recordable events by 2,900% — all while reducing the amount of time patients in the unit spend in restraints by 408%. That success earned them the first-ever We Are Target Zero Award.Full story