Texans for Greater Mental Health

On December 12th, we are gathering at Saxon Pub for Christmas in Texas featuring an intimate performance by Cody Canada (Cross Canadian Ragweed, Cody Canada & the Departed).   By joining us, your ticket supports our mission to advance safe, legal, evidence-based research and access to psychedelic-assisted therapies for Texans living with PTSD, depression, and treatment-resistant conditions. 📍Saxon Pub, 1320 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704 🗓️ December 12th, 10pm 🎟️ Tickets: https://lnkd.in/gjAk9Juf We hope to see you there for a meaningful night of music, community, and mission-driven impact. Make sure to share this with your friends!

Join us December 12th for Christmas in Texas, an intimate songwriter showcase featuring Cody Canada (Cross Canadian Ragweed, Cody Canada & the Departed) at Saxon Pub. All proceeds will support our mission to increase education, awareness, and access to psychedelic-assisted therapies in Texas. 📍Saxon Pub, 1320 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704 Learn more & purchase tickets here 🎟️: https://lnkd.in/gZ3PErFj Make sure to share this with your friends! 🤝 We can't wait to see you there 🙌 #austintexas #austinmusic #austinevents

Navy veteran and paramedic Steve Viola, NRP, PPO ,Certified Coach shared with Texas Monthly how he turned to ketamine during one of the darkest points in his life. For Steve, treatment helped interrupt suicidal thoughts and brought him back from the edge. Steve has lost nearly thirty friends to suicide, most of them veterans. He’s committed to making sure others get the help they need — and this summer he’s riding more than 10,000 miles in the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge to raise funds in support of our mission. We’re proud to call Steve a friend and grateful for everything he does to support veterans and expand access to mental health care in Texas and beyond. Read more from the article: 🔗https://lnkd.in/gTtnVdtV Learn about the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge: 🔗https://lnkd.in/gJ4GjAuG

Last week, legislators, staff, and partners joined us at the Texas Capitol for a Lunch and Learn with United States Marine Corps Veteran Ryan Roberts. Ryan led a powerful discussion on moral injury, the veteran suicide crisis, and how traditional mental health treatments have not addressed the root causes of suffering. He shared how evidence-informed, veteran-centered approaches can address moral injury through peer leadership, trauma-informed community care, and expanded access to psychedelic-assisted therapy. These educational sessions create space for lawmakers, staff, and partners to engage directly with lived experience and explore how emerging research can shape veteran-centered policy in Texas. Learn more about the work Ryan is doing: https://journeyhome.vet/ Follow our page Texans for Greater Mental Health to stay connected with upcoming events, policy updates, and research advancing safe, evidence-based access to care in Texas & beyond.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in San Antonio for our film screening and panel discussion. Our panel featured Dr. Greg Fonzo (Co-Director, Charmaine & Gordon McGill Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences UT Dell Medical School & Texans for Greater Mental Health advisory committee member), Chase Rowan (Texans for Greater Mental Health), and Logan Davidson (Texans for Greater Mental Health), who spoke about current research, lived experience, healing, and the policy work shaping this field in Texas and beyond. We appreciated the thoughtful questions and meaningful conversations about treatment options, emerging science, and the future of psychedelic-assisted therapy in Texas. Make sure to follow our page Texans for Greater Mental Health and sign up for our newsletter: https://www.t4gmh.com/ to stay informed on future events!

The T4GMH team joined VETS, Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, Inc at the 2025 Torchbearer Ball to honor the veterans, families, and advocates who continue pushing this work forward. We were surrounded by friends and partners across research, advocacy, and policy who are working every day to improve access to evidence-based care for our veterans. Thank you to all who joined us and for the partnerships that make this progress possible in Texas and beyond.

Our team was proud to participate in AIM2, the second American Ibogaine Meeting, with our friends and the incredible team at Americans for Ibogaine alongside representatives from states across the country who are exploring a multistate funding model for FDA-approved ibogaine clinical trials. Our Executive Director, Logan Davidson led a Policy and Implementation session discussing the historic bill the Texas Ibogaine Initiative (SB 2308) which was a coordinated effort with a coalition of veterans, lawmakers, organizations, researchers, and advocates including Americans for Ibogaine and more. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to AFI for hosting such a powerful gathering! We are so excited for what’s to come. 📸: Chase Rowan AnneClaire Stapleton Sally Roberts Ethan E. Rocke Rikki Harris Lynnette A. Averill, PhD Martin Polanco, M.D. The Casey Skudin 343 Fund W. Bryan Hubbard

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our screening, panel discussion, and community gathering at Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden🙏 A special thank you to our panelists: Dr. Martin Polanco, M.D. (Founder of The Mission Within ), Dr. Manoj Doss (Charmaine and Gordon McGill Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin), and Logan Davidson (Texans for Greater Mental Health). They led an insightful conversation on research, healing, and policy in this emerging field. Thank you to the incredible team at Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden for hosting and providing such a wonderful dinner for our guests. And thank you to this incredible community for your support as you continue to help us move this work forward in Texas. Make sure to follow our page Texans for Greater Mental Health and sign up for our newsletter https://www.t4gmh.com/ to stay informed on future events!

Reason for Hope has awarded $500,000 to expand the clinical trial established by Texas House Bill 1802—the landmark legislation that provided state funding for psilocybin-assisted therapy research for veterans with PTSD. The study is led by Dr. Lynnette A. Averill, PhD, a member of our Texans for Greater Mental Health Advisory Committee. We're proud to see Texas's investment in veteran healing and psychedelic research being scaled by philanthropic support. This investment will help build on the foundation Texas created and enable further development of evidence-based treatments for those who've served.

Tomorrow join the Psychedelic Society of Texas and Texans for Greater Mental Health for From Wounds to Wisdom: Stories of War, Healing & Psychedelics, an evening of storytelling, reflection, and community connection. 📅 Veterans Day: Tuesday, November 11 | 6:30–9 p.m. 📍 Vuka North Loop, Austin 🎟️ Tickets: https://lnkd.in/gwvR3dm7 Make sure to share this with your community! ___ #austintexas #veteransday #atx #austinevents