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The Vail Health Behavioral Health Innovation Center (BHIC) was created to address the urgent need posed by mental health challenges that touch more lives than ever. BHIC serves as a hub for developing, testing, and translating innovative treatments that extend beyond the limitations of conventional mental health care.
(Colorado Sun) Senior suicide rates in Colorado are three times higher than teens, highlighting a persistent mental health crisis among older adults.
(Vail Daily) Dr. Charles Raison, Vail Health’s Behavioral Health Innovation Center director, testifies before Congress, advocating for psychedelic therapy and drug reclassification.
(Vail Daily) Psilocybin, the active psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms, has been proven to impact patients with depression positively. Vail Health’s OPTIMIZE study, which will administer doses of psilocybin to all 140 participants, aims to investigate how to predict and enhance this effect.
Join us at our upcoming Learning Lab with Dr. Christine Whelan, who will share insights on turning purpose into action through small, everyday steps.