Watch MED Talks 2025: behavioral healthcare trends

This year’s MED Talks symposium brought together leading Colorado healthcare executives, clinicians, and system strategists for a powerful conversation on one of the region’s most pressing issues: behavioral healthcare access and delivery. Across keynote presentations and an in-depth panel discussion, speakers explored the realities of Colorado’s behavioral health landscape—from rising patient needs to persistent gaps in workforce, funding, infrastructure, and coordinated care.

Throughout the event, presenters highlight innovative partnerships, community-driven programs, and models of care that are beginning to shift outcomes statewide. Discussions touch on how organizations are rethinking crisis services, youth behavioral health support, substance-use treatment, and integrated care approaches. The panel also underscores the crucial role of healthcare architecture and design, emphasizing how purpose-built environments can reduce stigma, improve patient dignity, and support safer, more effective behavioral health interventions across Colorado.

For Colorado healthcare providers and leaders shaping the future of care delivery, this MED Talks session offers valuable insight into how spaces must evolve alongside clinical models.

Topics discussed

• Designing for flexibility
• Trauma-informed environments
• Community-embedded behavioral health facilities
• Thoughtful planning strategies to meet rapidly changing needs

The full recording dives deep into the real-world challenges and success stories shared by the speakers. If you’re interested in how design and healthcare strategy intersect to transform behavioral health in Colorado, we invite you to watch the complete session.