ANNE GARRETT-MILLS, M.D.

Dr. Garrett-Mills was born and raised in the Denver Metro area and has worked at Aurora Mental Health & Recovery in administrative and direct care roles for the last eleven years. She attended George Washington High School in Denver and Oberlin College in Ohio. Dr. Garrett-Mills graduated from The Ohio State University College of Medicine and completed a psychiatric residency at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She has been practicing psychiatry locally for over 20 years. Her special interests include working with diverse populations, adult patients with developmental delays, and those with complex medical, psychiatric, and addiction issues. Throughout her career, she has worked as a psychiatrist in specialty clinics serving monolingual Spanish speakers, refugees, homeless adolescents, African immigrants, the Asian Pacific Development Center, and other programs designed to address the mental health needs of traditionally underserved patients. Dr. Garrett-Mills has also been involved in serving on community boards and providing pro-bono education and presentations on mental health for various community organizations. Before joining Aurora Mental Health & Recovery, she worked as a psychiatrist at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan and the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless in both clinical and administrative roles. In her free time, Dr. Garrett-Mills enjoys hiking, reading, and promoting STEM education. She volunteers in the metro area by organizing supplemental education programs, developing curricula for STEM programs, and running a local science camp for middle school students.

• Medical Director Adult Intensive Services/Crisis, Aurora Mental Health & Recovery, 791 Chambers Rd, Aurora, CO, 80011, 08/01/17, Present
• Associate Director of Adult Psychiatry, Aurora Mental Health Center, Unknown, Aurora, CO, Unknown, 04/01/14, 08/01/17
• Director of Supplemental Educational Programming, Tubman Hilliard Global Academy, Unknown, Denver, CO, Unknown, 08/01/08, 05/01/15
• Psychiatrist, Aurora Mental Health Center, Unknown, Aurora, CO, Unknown, 01/01/08, 04/01/14
• Director of Psychiatry, Mindful Therapy, Unknown, Denver, CO, Unknown, 10/01/09, 2011
• Associate Director of Psychiatry, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Unknown, Denver, CO, Unknown, 07/01/02, 12/01/07
• Psychiatrist, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Unknown, Denver, CO, Unknown, 09/01/96, 07/01/02
• Founder and Director, The Irma Kelly Hudson Science and Math Camp, Unknown, Columbus, OH, Unknown, 06/01/98, 05/01/99
• Attending Psychiatrist, Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan, Unknown, Denver, CO, Unknown, 07/01/96, 08/01/97
• Career Resident Psychiatrist, Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan, Unknown, Denver, CO, Unknown, 07/01/95, 06/01/96
• Founder and Director, The Sister Patricia William Shule (Saturday School), Unknown, Columbus, OH, Unknown, 04/01/93, 06/01/95
• Resident Psychiatrist, Kuumba Posse, Southeast Mental Health Center, Unknown, Columbus, OH, Unknown, 01/01/95, 06/01/95

• Arapahoe County, Colorado: 2008 - present
• Adams County, Colorado: 2008 - present
• Federal Court, Denver, Colorado: 2007 - present
• Denver County, Colorado: 1996 - present
• Jefferson County, Colorado: 1996 - 1997

• Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners
• State of Colorado #34964 from 1996 - Present

• Psychiatric Administrative and Clinical Supervisor for MD/DO/NP/MA providers, Aurora Mental Health and Recovery, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 01/01/20, Present
• Psychiatric Admin and Covering Supervisor/MCA Psychiatry Residents, Aurora Mental Health Center, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 07/01/19, 12/01/19
• Psychiatric Supervisor/of Nurse Practitioners in Training, Aurora Mental Health Center, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 07/01/16, 06/01/17
• Director of Supplemental Educational Programming, Tubman Hilliard Global Academy, Unknown, Denver, CO, Unknown, 08/01/08, 06/01/16
• Director of Saturday Science Camp-Tubman Hilliard Global Academy, Tubman Hilliard Global Academy, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 12/01/09, 06/01/15
• African American History (Supplementary) Middle School Teacher, Tubman Hilliard Global Academy, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 08/01/12, 05/01/15
• Psychiatric Instructor/Presenter to Psychology Interns, Asian Pacific Development Center, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 09/01/12, 2013
• Supervisor Masters Prepared Social Workers, Mindful Therapy, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 10/01/07, 12/01/15
• Supervisor Masters Prepared Social Workers/CACII’s, Stout Street Bridges, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 07/01/02, 12/01/07
• Science Fair Coordinator/Journalism Instructor, Institute for Global Scholarship, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 08/01/05, 06/01/07
• Volunteer Science Fair Coordinator, Polaris Program for the Highly Gifted, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 01/01/03, 05/01/05
• Psychiatric Preceptor Stout Street Clinic, St Anthony’s Family Practice Residency, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 07/01/01, Present
• Psychiatric Supervisor Quigg Newton Family Counseling Center, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 09/01/97, Present
• Psychiatric Supervisor Stout Street Clinic, Clinical Nurse Practitioners, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 09/01/97, 01/01/03
• Psychiatric Supervisor Family Support Services, Therapists and Clinical Case Managers, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 09/01/97, 01/01/03
• Psychiatric Supervisor Stout Street Clinic, Medical Students and Psychiatry Residents, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 09/01/97, 06/01/02
• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Faculty, Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 07/01/96, 08/01/97

• DPS Charter School Founding Board, Banneker Jemison Stem Academy, 2012, 2014
• PAIMI Advisory Committee, Legal Center Serving Persons with Disabilities, 09/01/04, 2012
• Credentialing Committee, Access Behavioral Care, 09/01/00, 02/01/02
• Pro Bono Committee, Mental Health Association of Colorado, 07/01/97, 07/01/98

• Diverse Communities: Psychiatrist for Asian Pacific Development Center a population of adult immigrant patients from Asian Pacific Countries.
• Psychiatrist for Colorado Alliance for Health Equity and Practice Refuge clinic, serving a population of patients who were primarily refugee immigrants from all over the world.
• Psychiatrist for homeless adults struggling to get back into the workforce for Bayaud Enterprises through Mindful Therapy
• Psychiatrist for Urban Peak, patients at Stout Street Clinic a population of homeless adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 21.
• Psychiatrist at Quigg Newton Family Counseling Center – Majority patient population identifies as Hispanic or Latino.
• Previous Director of Psychiatric Services for The Bridging Group a mental health program specializing in culturally specific services for African American, Native American and Hispanic patients.
• Previous Psychiatrist in Training for the Kuumba Posse, a treatment team focused on African and African American patients at Southeast Mental Health Center in Columbus Ohio.
• Previous Investigative Psychiatrist in Training for University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry to study techniques for the accurate diagnosis of African American patients.
• Investigational month abroad to Senegal and Gambia West Africa with Morehouse College of Medicine supervised by Patricia Newton M.D. and Charles Finch M.D. author of The African Origins of Medicine and Echoes of the Old Darkland.
• Substance Use Disorder: Psychiatrist care provider for Substance Treatment Services at Aurora Mental Health Center.
• Stout Street Bridges (High Intensity Treatment Team (HITT) for Mental Health Corporation of Denver) Psychiatrist – patient population ~ ~75% co-morbid substance abuse diagnoses.
• Stout Street Clinic Outpatient Psychiatrist patient population ~85% substance abuse or co-morbid substance use and mental illness diagnoses.
• Previous Attending Psychiatrist team member in the development of Community Connections, an inpatient and residential treatment community for patients suffering from mental illness and substance dependence at Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan.
• Indigent/Unhoused: Two-year treating Psychiatrist for Mindful Therapy contract to provide care for Bayaud Enterprises homeless Patients in Denver, Colorado.
• Psychiatric care provider for eleven years at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless in various treatment settings, including street outreach.
• Previous Psychiatrist in Training on a mobile unit for homeless patients at Southeast Mental Health Center in Columbus, Ohio.
• Severe and Persistent Mental Illness: Treating Psychiatrist for Aurora Mental Health Center’s CLP Program for high intensity needs patients.
• Treating Psychiatrist for Mindful Therapy contract to provide care for Bayaud Industries Homeless Patients
• Treating Psychiatrist for Stout Street Bridges High Intensity Treatment Team.
• Stout Street Clinic Outpatient Psychiatrist patient population ~30% severely mentally ill.
• Previous Attending Psychiatrist at Colorado Mental Health Institute at Fort Logan on an unlocked inpatient and residential unit. Patients were non-responsive to traditional therapies and not able to live successfully outside of the hospital.

• Juneteenth Celebration Community Elder Panel, Aurora Mental Health and Recovery, 06/13/24
• IHeart Radio Five Minute Live Interview, AMHR TMS Program, 05/15/24
• Adam’s Purpose: Grieve Gracefully: Grief, Loss& Trauma Symposium, Black Grief& Culturally Responsive Care, Guest Lecturer, 04/13/24
• Re-ImagineYOU Lab: “Women Shaping Culture and Collaboration”, Session 5: Panelist for International Women’s History Month, 03/29/24, https://www.buzzsprout.com/2141020/14604510, https://youtu.be/YvOJ6DmPC2E
• NAACP: Black Women’s Mental Health, Panelist, 03/09/24
• Re-ImagineYOU Lab: “Women Shaping Culture and Collaboration”, Session 2: Interviewee for International Women’s History Month focus on health, 03/08/24, Available on request, Available on request
• Re-ImagineYOU Lab: “Women Shaping Culture and Collaboration”, Session 1: Panelist International Women’s History Month, 03/01/24, Available on request, Available on request
• Health Equity at Aurora Mental Health & Recovery, Guest Lecturer: Health Equity at Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, 10/18/23
• Our Voice Our Health, Juneteenth Speaker and Panelist on Mental Health in the African American Community, Cleo Parker Robinson Theater, Amazon and Colorado Public Radio, 06/19/23
• Youth Roundtable: "Let's Talk About It", Session 2, Moderated conversation on youth and violence, Aurora NAACP/ Aurora Community College, Aurora, Colorado, 04/26/23
• Youth Roundtable: "Let's Talk About It", Session 1, Moderated conversation on youth and violence, Aurora NAACP/ Aurora Mental Health and Recovery, Aurora, Colorado, 03/29/23
• Health Equity at Aurora Mental Health & Recovery, Guest Lecturer: Health Equity at Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, 10/19/22
• Mental Health Awareness Seminar, Speaker/Panelist: Common Mental Health Disorders, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Epsilon Nu Omega Chapter, 05/13/22
• CIT training: Psychopharmacology, Black History Month Panelist, Aurora, Colorado, 01/24/22
• Black Distrust in Healthcare, Black History Month Panelist, Arapahoe Community College, Summit Room, 02/23/22
• Health Equity at AMHR, Guest Lecturer: Health Equity at Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, 10/14/21
• 9 News/Colorado and Company, Pandemic mental health concerns re: children and individuals suffering from substance use, 03/16/21, https://www.9news.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/colorado-and-company/aurora-mental-health-clinic-march-16-2021/73-51f3a7d6-6e29-4b2e-91f2-6cbb15b01448
• 9News/Colorado and Company, Pandemic Fatigue, 03/09/21, https://www.9news.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/colorado-and-company/aurora-mental-health-march-9-2021/73-452746ea-0348-40ce-8346-6abefe7641c1?fbclid=IwAR2A9iu5flL1hnCfKlAcAchAw-dMk9sYaCg35u3tAzIX_ymuztHMzy6vkN4
• Nguzo Saba Black History Festival - Umoja, Podcast interview – Geriatric Health, Delirium and Dementia and Urinary Tract Infections, Aurora, Colorado, 02/22/21, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaZw6SGovLI&t=4330s
• Denver Links Salon Series, Resilience: Arguably the Most Important “Buzz Word “of the 20’s, Aurora, Colorado, 02/13/21
• 9News/Colorado and Company, Coping with Stress and the Holidays, 12/01/20, https://www.aumhc.org/aumhc-in-the-news/get-help-through-the-holidays/
• Sentinel Colorado, Interview: In a more difficult holiday season, mental health professionals advise routine, reaching out, Aurora, Colorado, 11/24/20, https://sentinelcolorado.com/orecent-headlines/in-a-more-difficult-holiday-season-mental-health-professionals-advise-routine-reaching-out/
• Race and Trauma, Caring4Aurora Mental Health and Wellness Summit, Aurora, Colorado, 10/03/20, https://auroragov.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1881137/File/News%20Items/AUMHC%20Mental%20Health%20Summit.pdf
• Aurora Sentinel, Interview: Mental Health Substance Use Grant Aligns with Surge in Need, Aurora, Colorado, 05/08/20, https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/metro/4-million-substance-abuse-grant-for-aurora-mental-health-aligns-with-surge-in-need/
• Sentinel Colorado, Interview: With Uptick in ‘Anxiety, Hopelessness,’ Local Experts Offer Advice, Resources for Mental Health, 03/23/20, https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/metro/with-uptick-in-anxiety-hopelessness-local-experts-offer-advice-resources-for-mental-health/
• Bridges Beyond Trauma, Aurora Public Library (Central), 02/17/20
• Kwanzaa, Denver Presbytery, Denver, Colorado, 11/2012
• Young Adults is Crisis Setting the Stage, Youth in Transitions, Urban Peak Conference, 11/02/07
• Access to Care Panelist, Novel Approaches to Care, NAMI Innovations Conference Regis College, 09/2007
• “Living Beyond Loss”, State Conference on Homelessness, Denver Merchandise Mart, 05/2007
• “All Roads Lead Home”, Diversity and Homeless Adolescents, Denver Urban Peak, summer 2006
• “We Come from All Over”, State Conference on Homelessness, Denver Merchandise Mart, 05/2006
• “The Bipolar Spectrum”, St. Anthony’s Hospital Residency Lecturer, Denver, Colorado, 04/2005
• “Survival in the African American Community”, African American History Month, Psychology Department - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 02/2004
• Mental Health Workshop Panelist, Brother Jeff’s African American AIDS Conference, Denver, Colorado, 2003
• “Psychopharmacology, Women and Mood Disorders”, Stout Street Clinic Presentation to staff, Denver, Colorado, 2000
• “Major Depression”, Zion Senior Center, National Depression Day-Mental Health Association of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, 1996, 1997
• “Exploring Traditional Medicine in Senegal and the Gambia, West Africa”, African American History Month, Innerlight Spiritual Center, Denver, Colorado, 1994, 1995

• AAFANTE Underground Railroad Inward Journey member 2006-present
• Banneker Jemison STEM Academy Charter team author 2012-14
• Super Speller Spelling Bee Committee 2007-2015
• Student Newspaper Club – Institute of Global Scholarship, Denver, Colorado 2007
• Girl’s Club Mentor/Organizer-Institute of Global Scholarship, Denver, Colorado 2005-2007
• Kwanzaa Committee, Denver, Colorado 2003-2011
• Chairperson Ebert Elementary Science Fair Committee, Denver, Colorado 2004-2005
• Crofton Elementary Science Fair Committee, Denver, Colorado 2001–2004
• African American Health Fair Volunteer, Denver, Colorado 2004
• Black West Museum Kwanzaa Instructor Denver, Colorado December 2001
• Hope Center Parent Presenter Kwanzaa/African American History Denver, Colorado 1997-2000
• Science and Math Institute Instructor Rocky Mountain Housing Program Denver, Colorado 1999 – 2000
• Denver Shule Volunteer, Denver, Colorado 1995 –1998
• National Depression Screening Day Volunteer Speaker, Denver, Colorado 1997-1998
• Challenges Choices and Images Volunteer Instructor, Aurora, Colorado 1995 -1996
• The Sister Patricia Williams Shule Founder/Administrator, Columbus, Ohio 1993 –1995
• African Center Health Awareness Course Instructor, Columbus, Ohio 1990 –1993
• “AIDS in the Black Community” Conference Organizer, Columbus, Ohio 1992
• “Health Talk” Radio Show Co-Host WCKX 106.3 FM, Columbus Ohio 1992
• University Mentoring Program Volunteer, Columbus Ohio 1990
• New Jack Scholar Newspaper Staff Writer, Columbus Ohio 1991
• Free Clinic Volunteer, Columbus, Ohio 1990 – 1991
• Young Scholars Program Employee and Volunteer, Columbus, Ohio 1988 – 1991
• Pregnant Teen Program Volunteer, Columbus, Ohio 1989

• Exploration of Educational Opportunities in Rural and Urban Settings of West Africa, An independent photographic exploration of educational systems and schools in Ghana, West Africa. In conjunction with Doris Garrett M.A. and Olivia Smith J.D., 2003
• Methods of Diagnosing African American Patients, A statewide research project supported by the Ohio Department of Mental Health. Supervised by Josepha Campinha Bacote, Ph.D. R.N. and A Kathleen Burlew, Ph.D., 1994
• Exploring Traditional Medicine in Senegal and the Gambia, West Africa, Supervised by Patricia Newton, M.D. and Charles Finch M.D., 1993
• Immunological Principles of Bone Marrow Transplant, Supported by an NIH grant awarded to The Ohio State University and distributed by the Cancer Education Program in the form of student assistantships. Supervised by Neena Kapoor, M.D., 1990
• Member of an investigative team exploring cloning methods for human and murine melanoma cells, AMC Cancer Research Center, Denver, Colorado, Jane Berkelhammer, Ph.D., 1984

My interests include social justice, education, history, reading, hiking and travel.