Healing Breakthrough
Transforming Veteran PTSD treatment with MDMA-Assisted Therapy.
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There is an Urgent Need for New Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
A rising crisis in Veteran mental health shows the urgent need for better treatment. We have lost over 6,000 Veterans per year to suicide since 2001—many due to the devastating impacts of PTSD.
MDMA-Assisted Therapy (MDMA-AT) is a Promising New Treatment for PTSD
87%
87% of those who received MDMA-AT experienced a clinically significant reduction in PTSD diagnostic scores two months after MDMA-Assisted Therapy. Only 69% of patients who received the placebo achieved a similar reduction in symptoms.
71%
71% of participants in the MDMA group (compared to 48% in the control group) no longer met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD two months after their treatment ended.
Mitchell, J.M., Ot’alora G., M., van der Kolk, B. et al. MDMA-assisted therapy for moderate to severe PTSD: a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial. Nat Med 29, 2473–2480 (2023).
About Healing Breakthrough
Vision
Healing Trauma at Scale
Mission
Catalyze equitable access to breakthrough mental health treatments nationally
Strategy
Bring safe and equitable MDMA-Assisted Therapy to all Veterans with PTSD in the US who may benefit
Values
Access, Scale, Community, Quality, Equity, Sustainability
Access to Care
Work with VA & publicly funded community mental health clinics to help prepare them to effectively deliver MDMA-AT to Veterans with PTSD and to capture best practices and develop implementation guidance.
Priority Areas
Advocacy
Focus on educating federal legislators and policymakers about MDMA-AT and the potential benefits of providing it at scale in the VA.
Community
Educate and empower mental health providers, Veterans, and other key stakeholders regarding MDMA-AT and catalyze social support infrastructure for Veterans & their family members after their treatment
Healing Breakthrough Team
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Jason Pyle, MD., PhD.
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Dominika Halka
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Ken Weingardt, PhD.
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Juliana Mercer
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Lisa Peier
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Julia Reibelt, MBA
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Maciej Gonek, PhD.
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Stephen Kantola
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Alex Koenig
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Bobbi Dunphy
Board of Directors
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Oleg Gorelik
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Bo Shao
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Alan Fournier
Scientific Advisory Board
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Tom lnsel
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John Krystal
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Husseini K. Manji
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Candice M. Monson
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Our mandate is to catalyze access to safe and equitable MDMA-Assisted Therapy to all Veterans with PTSD in the US who may benefit Your donation will help support this mission through ongoing research studies, clinical demonstration projects, educational programs, & advocacy efforts toward legislators and policymakers about the promise of MDMA-AT treatment for Veterans.
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