Psychedelics & Healing Initiative

The Psychedelics & Healing Initiative works to build consensus and nurture a collaborative approach to a field that holds the possibility of bringing relief and healing to many. Forging a unified, considered, and thoughtful voice to help frame issues and ensure the right questions are being asked during a time of intense growth and the seemingly limitless opportunity to serve the public good. Initiative Founding Members Rick Doblin, PhD, Honorary Chair of the Initiative and founder and executive director, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Mary-Elizabeth Gifford, EVP, Psyence Group Paul Hutson, PhD, professor and founding director, Transdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychoactive Substances at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Melissa Lavasani, founder and executive director, Psychedelic Medicine Coalition Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD, president, Psychedelic Medicine Association Louie Schwartzberg, filmmaker; director of Fantastic Fungi; founder of Visual Healing for Wellness Sa’ad Shah, co-founder, Noetic Fund Dingle Spence, MD, co-founder, Jamaica Cancer Care & Research Institute; Board of Directors, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care; and Advisory Board member, the EndWell Project Kathryn Tucker, JD, co-founder, Psychedelic Bar Association; Special Counsel, Emerge Law Group Hanifa Nayo Washington, co-founder and chief of strategy, Fireside Project