‘Historic moment’: How world leading psychedelic drug therapy started in Melbourne this week
Herald Sun, January 20, 2024
In what’s being hailed a world first, mental health patients have received psychedelic drug treatment with MDMA or psilocybin — better known as magic mushrooms — in Melbourne this week.
Psychiatrists give the First Psychedelic Medicine Dosing Sessions in Clinical Settings in 50 Years this Week in Melbourne Australia
Mind Medicine Australia, January 19, 2024
This week the first two patients received treatment with psychedelic-assisted therapy as part of the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) Authorised Prescriber (AP) program in Melbourne, Australia with medicines and training supplied through Mind Medicine Australia.
From the Heart
Peninsula Essence, December 1, 2023
Tania de Jong AM, Mind Medicine Australia Executive Director, is featured in this article. “These transformational therapies will improve the lives of millions of people” she says.
Australia leading the way in psychedelic therapies | 7 News Australia
7 News, October 31, 2023
Leading Psychiatrist and Researcher, Dr Ben Sessa (UK) is currently in Australia overseeing the Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies (CPAT) to CPAT training programs for psychiatrists, doctors, psychologists and other practitioners. Please join us for his upcoming public lectures and workshops: https://mindmedicineaustralia.org.au/dr-ben-sessa-uk-australian-tour-2023/
Pioneering Psychedelic Healing and Empowering Voices for Change
Psychedelic Healing Podcast, October 13, 2023
Our Executive Director shares about the work we do at Mind Medicine Australia and how psychedelic-assisted therapy can address the growing mental health crisis.
The Antidepressant Story
ABC News, September 6, 2023
Around one in seven Australians now take some sort of antidepressant. Globally they have made the pharmaceutical industry billions of dollars. While many people say they have benefited from taking them, this week’s Four Corners from the BBC’s Panorama reveals the physical and mental side effects of the drugs can be wide-ranging and are often downplayed.
Psychedelics for Certain Mental Health Conditions ‘World First’, Say Founders of Mind Medicine Australia
The Epoch Times, August 29, 2023
The use of psychedelics for PTSD and drug-resistant depression has gained attention in recent months following the reclassification by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) from category nine to category eight.
Breaking Boundaries: Medical Psychedelics
FN Arena, August 21, 2023
Australian companies are establishing themselves in the emerging market of medical psychedelics after Australia became the first country in the world to legalize the use of psychedelics for mental illness.
Podcast: Australia medicalises MDMA and psilocybin with Peter Hunt
The Drug Science Podcast Episodes, August 2, 2023
In this episode, Peter Hunt AM discusses the journey which led himself and his wife co-founding Mind Medicine Australia. Delving into the heart of their mission, Peter explores the groundbreaking potential of psychedelic-assisted treatments in addressing a wide range of mental illnesses. He delves into a comprehensive discussion of the recent developments surrounding the rescheduling of psilocybin in Australia. Trigger Warning: Sexual assault and rape
ANU prepares to launch world-first registry to monitor impacts of psychedelics prescriptions
Riot Act, July 29, 2023
A team from the ANU has developed a world-first registry to track the effectiveness, safety and further development of psychedelic drugs to be used in the treatment of serious mental health conditions. This has been funded by Mind Medicine Australia.
Australia Becomes World’s First Country To Legalise MDMA & Magic Mushrooms For Mental Health
Curly Tales, July 10, 2023
Australia has now become the world’s first country to legalise MDMA and magic mushrooms also called psilocybin officially. Australian psychiatrists in partnership with Optimi Health can receive these drugs supplied by Mind Medicine Australia.
How magic mushrooms saved my life
Cape Talk Radio, July 9, 2023
Psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, has been legalised along with MDMA in Australia. It’s just over a week since Australia became the first country in the world to classify psychedelics as medicines at a national level. Mind Medicine Australia executive officer Scott Edwards, the organisation which applied for the rescheduling to classify psychedelics as medicines, said the therapy is being strictly regulated.
A first-of-its-kind patient registry in Australia
ANU Press Release, July 7, 2023
A first-of-its-kind patient registry in Australia will help inform the effectiveness and safety of prescribing psychedelic substances, as part of a therapeutic process, to patients with serious mental health conditions including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A world-first, the Pharmacotherapy and Psychedelic registry will be developed and led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU). The registry is supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council and Mind Medicine Australia.
What to consider as we embrace medicinal psychedelics
Hospital & Healthcare, July 3, 2023
After decades of little innovation with new treatment options, Australia’s mental health sector is experiencing a major paradigm shift, with the introduction of medicinal psychedelics. For many clinicians and their patients, the introduction of psychedelic medicine is a welcome move, with remission rates for common mental health conditions having remained stubbornly low for decades. Peter Hunt, Co-founder of mental health charity Mind Medicine Australia, said that with one in five Australian adults living with chronic mental illness, the move to new treatment options can’t come soon enough.
Australia legalises psychedelics for medical use
Bangkok Post, July 1, 2023
“It’s a game-changer for psychiatry in that it’s one of the biggest evolutions in the past 70 years,” said Mike Musker, an enterprise fellow in the mental health and suicide prevention research and education.
World Psychedelics Day Marks 10 Days to the Beginning of Access to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies in Australia
Psychedelic Spotlight, June 20, 2023
World Psychedelics Day Marks 10 Days to the Beginning of Access to Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies in Australia. June 20th marks World Psychedelic Day, and for Australians it has special significance this year. This is because in just a few days psychiatrists will be able to apply to become Authorised Prescribers of MDMA and psilocybin. As Australia begins to deliver psychedelic-assisted therapies, MMA is supporting the roll out through a number of programs.
MDMA and Psilocybin will be legal in July. Here’s what you need to know
Forbes, June 19, 2023
Australian psychiatrists will be allowed to prescribe MDMA and psilocybin from July 1 bringing a range of risks and opportunities. And business is already setting off on its own magical mystery tour. Read the full PDF article here.
An Australian Charity Is Giving Away MDMA And Magic Mushrooms For Free
Dmarge, May 19, 2023
The blossoming world of psychedelic therapy could change the face of mental health treatment. With trials returning continually stronger evidence for the benefits of psychedelic therapy in treating a number of conditions, one Australian charity has announced that it will provide the drugs free of cost in the hope of rolling-out new treatments quicker and more equitably.
Optimi Health Completes Harvest Of Psilocybe Cubensis For Delivery To The Australian Medical Market
Australian Associated Press, May 17, 2023
Upon completion of validated regulatory and clinical documentation, the GMP extracted product will be exported to Australia in preparation for the country’s Authorised Prescriber Scheme on July 1, 2023.
Psychedelic assisted therapy
IT'S ALL TRUE? Podcast, May 1, 2023
Chezzi and Grant Denyer from It’s All True Podcast interviewed Co-Founder and Executive Director Tania de Jong AM to explain the the positive benefits of psychedelic assisted therapies and the TGA’s decision to permit psychedelic treatment.