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“Unrealistic” expectations: How Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration has struggled to get off ground

Nascent agency has seen turnover at the top, pushed-back deadlines and a revision of its core mission

Dr. Morgan Medlock, Colorado's first Behavioral Health Administration commissioner, speaks during a news conference about a behavioral health bill at the State Capitol on Friday, March 4, 2022. Gov. Jared Polis replaced Medlock as head of the agency in April 2023, after just 15 months in the job. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
Dr. Morgan Medlock, Colorado’s first Behavioral Health Administration commissioner, speaks during a news conference about a behavioral health bill at the State Capitol on Friday, March 4, 2022. Gov. Jared Polis replaced Medlock as head of the agency in April 2023, after just 15 months in the job. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - MARCH 7: Meg Wingerter - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
By | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The agency, which has only existed since 2022, recently pivoted from lawmakers’ original plan of running all behavioral health programs to more of an organizational role, getting other agencies to work together.

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