Campaign Supporters

Help us make an important difference in the lives of New Yorkers

Supporters of a New Vision for New York

 

  1. Anonymous supporters

  2. Fitz Blaku

  3. Steve DeAngelo

  4. Hoban Law Group

  5. Dr Robert Krause, DNP APRN-BC

  6. Clint Martin

  7. Jennifer Porto

  8. Vicente Sederberg LLP

  9. Harris Bricken Sliwoski, LLP

New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives, Inc. is a nonprofit organization created to educate the public about the benefits and risks of psychedelics, establish equitable access to psychedelic-assisted therapy, and reduce or eliminate penalties for the non-commercial possession, use, cultivation, and transfer of psychedelic substances. 

We're striving to make the vision of a rational psychedelic policy a reality in New York. We can only accomplish this goal with your help!

Your donation will directly fund our efforts to achieve relief for the 40-60%[1] of people who don't respond to currently available treatments for mental health issues like depression or addiction and may benefit from therapeutic access to alternative treatments.

The stresses from pandemic isolation and economic challenges are negatively impacting New Yorkers. We are enduring dual crises of mental health and substance abuse. Health care providers, researchers, individuals in need of relief, and the State as a whole, need every available tool to protect our collective mental health and well-being.

More than fifty years after the federal prohibition of psychedelics began without any legitimate basis, pharmaceutical companies are moving psychedelics through FDA-approved clinical trials with the goal of launching them as prescription drugs for those who can afford them. We don’t have time to wait for the federal government to approve substances whose safety and efficacy have been known for decades, if not centuries. Courts have ruled that states have the Constitutional right to regulate medical practices and establish standards of medical care as they fit.[2] To combat the substance abuse and mental health crises, the people of New York can remove needless criminal penalties and create immediate equitable access to psychedelic substances. 

It won't be easy, but with your support, we can succeed. 

NOTE: New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives, Inc. is operating under I.R.C. Section 501(c)(4). 

Donations are not tax-deductible.

[1] Earleywine, Mitch, and Joseph De Leo. "Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for depression: How dire is the need? How could we do it?". Journal of Psychedelic Studies 4.2: 88-92. https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2054/4/2/article-p88.xml.

[2] Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243 (2006); Conant v. McCaffrey, 309 F.3d 629 (9th Cir. 2002).