Dr. Robert Werthwein on Colorado’s Behavioral Health Task Force by Mind the Brain published on 2021-06-08T14:27:57Z This week on Mind the Brain, Dr. Neill Epperson is joined by Dr. Robert Werthwein, Director of the Office of Behavioral Health at the Colorado Department of Human Services, to talk about the work of Colorado’s Behavioral Health Task Force and behavioral health reform efforts in our state. Robert Werthwein, Ph.D., is the Director of the Office of Behavioral Health at the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), holding the position since October 2017. Werthwein directs the operations and administrative oversight of the public behavioral health system, including mental health and substance use community programs as well as operation of the Colorado Mental Health Institutes at Fort Logan and Pueblo. He also leads in providing policy, performance management, fiscal and administrative tools, and oversight to a large group of mental health facilities, treatment centers and clinics statewide. Genre Healthcare