AspenRidge Recovery has relocated its Colorado Springs operations to a larger downtown facility as the behavioral health provider expands beyond addiction treatment into broader outpatient mental health services in one of Colorado’s most underserved care markets.
The company began operating Monday from 620 N. Tejon St., Suite 101, adding partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient mental health programming alongside its existing substance-use treatment business. The expansion broadens AspenRidge’s clinical footprint at a time when Colorado’s behavioral health system continues facing elevated demand, workforce shortages and growing pressure on outpatient infrastructure.
The Colorado Springs center will now provide partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient treatment in both three- and five-day weekly formats, targeting patients managing mental health disorders, addiction, co-occurring conditions and complex trauma. Psychiatry services, medication-assisted treatment and medication management are also being integrated into the site’s outpatient model.
The move positions AspenRidge closer to population density and transit access in downtown Colorado Springs, where providers have increasingly concentrated outpatient behavioral health operations as health systems and independent operators attempt to reduce barriers to ongoing treatment participation.
El Paso County remains one of Colorado’s most strained behavioral health markets. Data from the Colorado Health Access Survey found more than 30% of county residents reported poor mental health during the previous month, above the statewide rate. Colorado also ranked last nationally for mental health conditions in Mental Health America’s 2025 state rankings, reflecting persistent gaps in treatment access despite rapid population growth and increased behavioral health spending statewide.
AspenRidge’s expansion reflects a broader shift occurring across behavioral health providers as addiction treatment operators increasingly build integrated mental health platforms rather than maintaining standalone substance-use programs. Payers and healthcare systems have pushed for more unified outpatient models that combine psychiatric care, trauma treatment and medication management under a single clinical structure, particularly for patients with overlapping mental health and substance-use conditions.
The Colorado Springs market also carries distinct operational demands because of its concentration of military households and veterans. El Paso County has one of the state’s highest shares of active-duty and former military residents, creating sustained demand for trauma-informed behavioral health services tailored to military populations and families navigating reintegration, chronic stress and post-service mental health conditions.
AspenRidge said its clinical staff includes providers experienced in treating active-duty personnel and veterans, an increasingly important specialization as behavioral health operators compete for referral relationships connected to military communities, regional employers and managed-care networks.
Programs at the new facility are designed around outpatient scheduling intended to accommodate working adults and caregivers who cannot fully step away from employment or family responsibilities for residential treatment. That structure aligns with broader industry movement toward lower-cost ambulatory care models that insurers have increasingly favored over inpatient treatment except in acute cases.
AspenRidge Recovery and Colorado Medication Assisted Recovery operate as an integrated behavioral healthcare organization serving adults across Colorado. The company’s continuum of care includes ambulatory detox, outpatient counseling, intensive outpatient programs and medication-assisted treatment. In addition to Colorado Springs, the organization operates in Lakewood, Thornton and Fort Collins.