Our mission is clear....
We are in a mental health crisis.
18
Veterans commit suicide everyday(1)
43%
of adults say they feel more anxious than they did last year (2)
66%
increase in prescriptions written to adolescents
in recent years (3)
Psychedelic-assisted healing
has been demonstrated to significantly improve depression, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, and other conditions.
Decades of government prohibition
have left practitioners under-resourced. DC Friends is working to create a robust professional infrastructure for practitioners.
Since 2019...
DCFPS has been providing the professionals in this field in the greater Washington, D.C. area and beyond with the support and resources they need:
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Peer support and consultation groups for discussing client cases
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Access to tools to address complicated pharmacological risks
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Access to a comprehensive referral network that allows clients to be paired with the practitioner best suited for the particular requirements of their care
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Continuing exposure to cross-disciplinary, cutting-edge advancements in the field
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Access to a collegial body of trusted peers to minimize isolation
Now, we're at an inflection point.
With your help, DC Friends of Psychedelic Science can expand our educational and supportive services for the professionals in this field.
Join us in ensuring that psychedelic-assisted healing successfully establishes itself as an accessible, safe, effective, transformative therapy by becoming a donor.
Healing is possible. Help us bring it to more people.
1) 2024 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report
2) American Psychiatric Association News Release, May 1, 2024,
3) Chua, KP et al. Antidepressant Dispensing to US Adolescents and Young Adults: 2016–2022