How to fix Colorado's struggling Mental HealthCare System
How to fix Colorado's struggling Mental HealthCare System
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Colorado deserves a system that heals people, not paperwork — one that puts mental wellness at the heart of every community.
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Together, we’re Aiming for Greatness — Mind, Body, and Spirit.
Colorado is known for philanthropy, innovation, and love of the outdoors — yet we rank last in mental wellness and 33rd in accessibility.
Our healthcare system is broken:
Families wait months for care.
Insurance excludes therapy and prevention.
Prescriptions are unaffordable.
Medical bills are the number one cause of bankruptcy.
Medical error is the third leading cause of death.
Nearly 40% of Colorado’s tax dollars go to healthcare — yet outcomes remain among the worst.
30–34% of every dollar is wasted on administrative overhead.
We can’t afford a system that profits from crisis and neglects prevention.
It’s time to build one rooted in wholeness — mind, body, spirit, family, faith, and community.
1. Mental Wellness Centers in Every District
We are building community anchors for healing, learning, and prevention — not bureaucratic offices.
Each center will:
Provide therapy, communication training, and conflict resolution.
Teach mindfulness, gratitude, and movement practices.
Partner with faith and community leaders to foster hope and connection.
Support families and reduce isolation.
These centers are inclusive, nonpartisan, and people-powered — uniting professionals and volunteers to rebuild trust.
A mother in Pueblo shouldn’t wait six months for her child to see a therapist. A veteran in Greeley deserves more than a hotline — he deserves healing.
2. Prevention Over Crisis
The CDC reports that 75% of healthcare spending goes toward preventable conditions.
By embedding prevention into daily life, we reduce suffering and cost.
We’re:
Introducing mental wellness education in schools and workplaces.
Normalizing mental health checkups as routine care.
Investing in holistic approaches that integrate mind, body, and spirit.
Prevention is the foundation of Clean It Up Colorado
When we teach resilience early, we prevent crisis later.
3. Cutting Administrative Waste
Thirty cents of every healthcare dollar goes to bureaucracy — not healing.
We’re cutting that waste by:
Streamlining billing and health records.
Standardizing prices across providers.
Using the Bank of Colorado model — keeping financing local and transparent.
Redirecting savings into prevention, wellness centers, and direct care.
If Colorado redirected just 5% of wasted healthcare funds, we could open 20 new community wellness centers in the first year.
Even a 10% national reduction saves $150 billion annually — billions Colorado can reinvest in schools, infrastructure, and families.
4. Prop 122 — Healing With Responsibility
Colorado voted to expand access to plant-based healing, but red tape and high costs have stalled progress.
We’ll:
Establish safe, affordable healing centers statewide.
Partner with Indigenous communities to honor cultural wisdom.
Ensure equitable access for all Coloradans.
Prioritize safety, ethical training, and data transparency to build public trust.
Johns Hopkins research shows psilocybin-assisted therapy can dramatically reduce depression, and veterans programs using ibogaine report powerful recovery from PTSD.
Colorado can lead the nation in responsible, science-backed healing — blending innovation with tradition.
5. Supporting Our Workforce and Heroes
We will invest in those who care for others — mental health workers, veterans, and first responders.
Our plan:
Expand loan forgiveness for professionals serving rural and underserved areas.
Train peer support specialists statewide.
Create trauma and recovery programs for veterans and first responders.
Funds saved from cutting waste will go directly into training, salaries, and community-based service teams.
Aiming for Greatness means caring for those who serve.
Imagine a Colorado where:
Mental wellness is accessible in every district.
Veterans and first responders receive world-class trauma care.
Administrative waste becomes investment in families and schools.
Healing honors both science and spirit.
Wholeness — mind, body, and community — defines our care.
Ten years from now, Colorado can be the healthiest, happiest, and most creative state in America — where every person has access to healing, community, and purpose.
Colorado already leads in innovation and compassion.
Now, let’s lead in mental wellness — proving that when we heal the whole person, we heal the whole state.
Every dollar moves Colorado closer to a future of wellness, compassion, and strength.
This is our responsibility.
This is our opportunity.
This is Cleaning It Up Colorado
Jon Collamer
Independent Candidate for Governor of Colorado, 2026
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