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MDMA and psilocybin could be removed from the TGA’s list of prohibited medicines

ABC RN Breakfast, December 3, 2021

In this interview MMA Ambassador, Prof David Nutt (UK), speaks about Australia’s drug regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration, who is soon set to announce if psilocybin and MDMA should be removed from the prohibited medicines list: “I have to say, one of the things I have been doing a lot here is teaching on Mind Medicine Australia training course which I think is the best course in the world on educating people about how to use psychedelics and how to develop.” (6:19 onwards)

Return trip: Psychedelics have made a comeback in the treatment of mental illness

Wellspring Mag, December 1, 2021

In this interview, Tania de Jong AM, Executive Director at Mind Medicine Australia, discusses the re-emergence of psychedelic-assisted therapies.

A former defence force chief has joined a push to treat post traumatic stress disorder with MDMA

9 News, November 18, 2021

Admiral Chris Barrie AC, a former Defence Force Chief from our board and Veteran Michael Raymond were recently interviewed on 9News. We are advocating for psychedelic medicines which can offer hope to those suffering from severe PTSD and depression.

TGA considering change to classification of psychedelics

ABC News, November 17, 2021

Psychiatrist Dr Stuart Saker says there’s compelling evidence that some psychedelic drugs make effective treatments for people with post-traumatic stress disorder or depression.

Momentum for psychedelic-assisted therapies building in New Zealand

News Hub, October 30, 2021

“Sometimes the government has a chance to do something fantastic. And something revolutionary, and this would be one of those times.”

Clinical use of psilocybin

9News Gold Coast, October 22, 2021

The clinical use of magic mushrooms and ecstasy to treat mental illness could soon be available to every Australian. A former Rugby player and Gold Cost local now throwing his support behind the unorthodox approach.

TGA review psychedelics for mental health treatment

ABC, RN Breakfast, October 7, 2021

A review by an independent expert panel has found MDMA and psilocybin or ‘magic mushrooms’ may show promise for therapeutic use.

They could be used in clinical therapies to treat depression, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other complex mental illnesses, in a controlled environment.

‘Psychedelics renaissance’: new wave of research puts hallucinogenics forward to treat mental health

The Guardian, September 26, 2021

In what’s been described as a ‘paradigm shifter’ for psychiatry, Australian clinical trials are exploring the therapeutic benefits of illegal substances.

How Mind Medicine Australia Is Tackling Deadly Mental Health Crisis with Psychedelics

Psychedelic Spotlight, September 16, 2021

Charity co-founder Tania de Jong says Covid-19 pandemic has led to “a huge spike in mental health issues including, very sadly, suicides,” and she believes psychedelics are a solution.

Magic Mushrooms // The Medicine That Can Change Your Life

Carnage House Productions, September 15, 2021

We are joined by Tania De Jong, one of Australia’s most successful female entrepreneurs; developer of 6 businesses and 3 charities over 3 decades. In this interview we discussed her recently co-founded ‘Mind Medicine Australia’. MMA is a charity that seeks to alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness in Australia through the development of safe and effective psychedelic-assisted therapies to cure a range of mental illnesses.

We focused on the benefits of psilocybin and MDMA assisted therapies for sufferers of depression, anxiety, PTSD and alcohol/nicotine addiction. Tania shared her experience with psilocybin as well as numerous studies proving the benefits of these medicines.

Brave New Psychedelic World

Australia Women's Weekly, September 13, 2021

Spearheading the push for psychedelicassisted psychotherapy in this country are Tania de Jong and her husband, Peter Hunt, who co-founded the not-for-profit Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) in 2019. Resolutely anti-drugs, Tania changed her mind after reading a New Yorker article about a New York University clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy, in which cancer patients were successfully treated for end-of-life anxiety.

Mind Medicine Australia to host Australia’s Inaugural International Summit on Psychedelic Therapies for Mental Illness online in November 2021

Mind Medicine Australia, September 2, 2021

Mental health charity Mind Medicine Australia (MMA) is delighted to announce the inaugural International Summit on Psychedelic Therapies for Mental Illness and 2-day Introductory Workshop will take place between 17–20 November 2021 online.

Australian experts push for psychedelic medicines to treat mental illness

11 Network Australia, August 11, 2021

Mind Medicine Australia co-founder, Tania de Jong AM, talks about the benefits of psychedelics, such as MDMA and psilocybin as a treatment option for mental health.

A trip to the doctor

The Monthly, August 10, 2021

A personal experience of how psychedelics are transforming mental health therapies.

Tania de Jong – Mind Medicine, mental illness, psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy

The Fair Food Forager & Friends Show, August 8, 2021

Tania de Jong is a performer, social entrepreneur and disrupter.  Creativity Australia’s With One Voice program is changing the world, one voice at a time and alleviating loneliness, depression and social isolation.

Mind Medicine Australia exists to help alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness in Australia through expanding the treatment options available to medical practitioners and their patients. MMA is establishing effective psychedelic-assisted treatments to treat a range of mental illnesses.

Psychedelic-assisted therapies – potentials for mental illness

Medical Forum, July 21, 2021

If the latest clinical research holds true, Psychedelic-Assisted therapies (PAT) could revolutionise our understanding and treatment paradigms for mental illness.

‘Hippie’ drugs show promise for treatment

The Australian, July 1, 2021

Half a century after hippies gave psychedelics a bad name, psychiatrists are pressing to use the currently illegal medicines to treat mental illness.

New Frontiers of Psychedelics

Perspectives Podcast, June 30, 2021

Tania de Jong AM speaks about transformation through psychedelic experiences and the work Mind Medicine Australia does.

Ecstasy the solution for soldiers with PTSD, experts say

The Standard, June 25, 2021

MDMA could help to dramatically reduce the number of suicides among veterans. The Victorian Government is being urged to take the first step. Eddie Russell reports.

Interview with Tania de Jong, one of the founding members of Mind Medicine

Echo, June 22, 2021

This Sunday 27 and Monday 28 June, Mind Medicine present two days of film and conversation around psychedelic medicine – their first ever symposium on the new science of psychedelics.

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