Advancing Psychedelic Care Across Europe
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Why this matters
Europe is facing a growing mental health crisis.
Millions of people struggle with depression, anxiety, and trauma, and many do not find relief in existing treatments.
Beyond the medical system, this crisis affects many across society—from people with unmet mental health needs to those experiencing chronic stress, disconnection, and a lack of meaning, forms of distress that often remain unaddressed. It also affects families and communities with limited access to care and information.
At the same time, stigma, lack of information, and outdated policies continue to limit open and informed conversations about new approaches to care.
A growing body of research suggests that psychedelics, when used in safe and supported contexts, may offer new possibilities for healing, insight, and wellbeing.
Yet today, existing frameworks remain shaped by outdated classifications rooted more in stigma than in current evidence.
As a result, a gap persists between science, society, and policy, leaving millions without access to promising treatments and safe, informed pathways for care.
Who we are
We are a pan-European movement born from a simple belief: people deserve to be healthy.
We are therapists and researchers, artists and caregivers, lawyers and teachers, families and friends—and we are grassroots by origin and by choice. We approach psychedelic care as a matter of human rights, collective wellbeing, and social responsibility, guided by our shared intention to place dignity, evidence, and humanity at the center of mental healing.
Our movement grows from lived experience, from people speaking openly about suffering and possibility. Through national groups and local initiatives, we are building a connected European community, united by a shared vision of safe, equitable, and culturally inclusive access to psychedelic care.
Coordination Board
The Coordination Board supports the strategic direction and coherence of PsychedeliCare. It brings together individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise, working collaboratively to guide decisions, ensure continuity, and support the organisation’s development.
Rooted in our values, it reflects a shared and participatory approach to leadership, based on trust, dialogue, and collective responsibility.
National Teams
We work with National Teams in many European countries to advocate for our vision through education, information, advocacy and events. Would you be interested in joining one of our National Teams in your own country?
Learn more about who we are and which countries are already represented
Our Mission
We create the conditions for people to access and explore psychedelic care safely, ethically, and with dignity.
We work to:
- improve public understanding
- reduce stigma
- support safe and responsible practices
- align science, society, and policy
We believe that people should be informed, represented, and actively involved in shaping the future of mental health care.
Our Five Pillars
Our work is structured around five areas:
Community
We recognise that healing happens within relationships of mutual support and collective action.
Education
We provide accessible, evidence-based information through events, storytelling, and public engagement.
Policy
We help reframe psychedelics from a matter of criminal justice to one of public health and care.
Science & Research
We believe that care, policy, and public understanding must be grounded in rigorous, transparent, and reproducible science.
Wellbeing
We work to foster a society that normalises support, compassion, and help-seeking.
Support us
Would you like to support PsychedeliCare or become part of the movement?
Membership & support options
Join the association, make a donation, or explore other ways to stand with the movement.
Open positions
Interested in contributing your time and skills? Get in touch to hear about current opportunities.
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ECI Impact
PsychedeliCare started as a European Citizen Initiative that ended in January 2026. The movement it gave rise to continues to grow to this day. What was the ECI and how did it start? Theo Giubilei, the original founder of the Initiative, describes it as follows:
The European Citizens’ Initiative was born from a simple question I had: why citizens living in Switzerland, only two hours away from my hometown – Strasbourg – could enjoy the benefits of scientific research through the legal access of psychedelic therapies, when French citizens could not? The need for better mental health treatments does not stop at borders.
So together with citizens sharing the same belief, we decided to roll up our sleeves and prepare and launch a campaign to get the European Union to take action. The goal was that every European citizen, should ever they need it, could have access to these innovative treatments.
