Help TheraPsil Legalize Psilocybin Therapy for Canadians in Medical Need

Contribute to this fundraiser for TheraPsil to Help Canadians Access Life-Changing Psilocybin Therapy  

When effective therapy involves a prohibited/controlled substance, we challenge the laws that are in conflict with science and compassionate care.

Pictured below is Thomas Hartle, a father of two, a loving husband and resident of Saskatechewan who is battling a terminal cancer diagnosis. In August 2020 Thomas was the first person in Canada to undergo legal, psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy to treat his end-of-life anxiety and depression, supported by TheraPsil.

To date, TheraPsil has helped a total of 31 Canadians apply for and access legal psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. 

THE PROBLEM WE SEE: Today TheraPsil is in contact with over 1000 Canadians asking for legal access to psilocybin but:

• The Minister has stopped granting exemptions, except for palliative patients
  • This process is slow (over 140 days), resource-intensive and does not guarantee a response
• Non-palliative Canadians who are equally suffering (TRD, PTSD, Substance use disorders, cluster headaches, etc.), deserve access to legal psilocybin therapy, but their section 56 exemptions are being ignored by the Minister
• Healthcare professionals are no longer getting exemptions for access to psilocybin for training purposes

Our Solution: Regulations by Fall 2021

This summer we are working towards getting Minister Patty Hajdu to adopt regulations for psilocybin in Canada to replace section 56 exemptions. Our Summer of Advocacy will include:

• Letters to Minister Hajdu, Justin Trudeau, MPs
• Webinars,
• Press releases,
• Media coverage,
• Public perceptions polls,
• and a very loud social media presence.

We will continue to amplify patients' voices, educate Canadians, and advocate for regulations. Last year this strategy worked for us and this year we have the grounds to become even louder.

Our summer initiatives will cost our organization roughly $200’000.

TheraPsil is a non-profit Canadian organization that relies on donations to continuously advocate for Canadians in medical need. Every dollar donated will help us advocate for psilocybin regulations in Canada through public education, research, and patient advocacy. Corporate donors who are interested in becoming one of our Core Spore Supporters are encouraged to reach out to me at Robyn@therapsil.ca .

Our goal is to fundraise this $115k through Fundrazr and unlock our matching donor’s $115’000 donation, raising a total of $230’000 by Sept 16th 2021.

OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR CAUSE

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Every step forward and every individual who is granted an exemption is a win for compassionate access. We are deeply dedicated to continuing the pursuit of our four pillar mission, for the benefit of all Canadians in medical need:

• COMPASSIONATE ACCESS: Establish safe, compassionate, and legal access to psychedelic-assisted therapy for those in medical need.
• PUBLIC EDUCATION: Increase awareness among the general public and health care professionals about the merits and limitations of psychedelic-assisted therapy.
• PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: Develop safe, simple, and effective protocols for credentialed health professionals across Canada to deliver psilocybin-assisted therapy, in collaboration with other active organizations.
• RESEARCH: Facilitate research and evaluation, in collaboration with Canadian and international partners.

With your generous support, we can continue to improve access to legal psilocybin therapy for Canadians who need it most. Helping Canadians overcome financial barriers, we continue to push our mission forward with the end goal to legalize psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for medical purposes in Canada.

We deeply appreciate every dollar donated to help more patients access this life-changing therapy and continue to pursue our mission. 

Thank you for contributing and sharing this fundraiser with a friend.

The TheraPsil Coalition

donations@therapsil.ca

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THERAPSIL

Why We Exist… Our Vision

• Canadians with severe psychological distress deserve access to effective new therapies, in consultation with a physician, which can improve their quality of life/death.

• When effective therapy involves a prohibited/controlled substance, we challenge the laws that are in conflict with science and compassionate care.

• Care providers must work collaboratively with patients toward healing vs merely the suppression of psychological trauma, addiction, illness, and pain.

TheraPsil’s Values

• Freedom of citizens to exercise their right to try therapies and make their own choices about their personal health and wellbeing

• Courage to fight for that right

• Compassion for patients in medical need

• Responsibility to mitigate suffering and promote the well-being of patients