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Plain-language explainers, research, and practical ways to find support.
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An approachable explanation of the treatment model, ongoing research, and access through studies.
Research findings do not establish routine clinical approval.
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MDMA with therapy improved PTSD symptoms more than placebo with the same therapy in this trial.
Selected participants, challenges with masking, and limited long-term observation; not proof for every veteran or service model.
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A phase 2 trial found greater improvement at three weeks with 25 mg plus support than with the 1 mg control.
Adverse events occurred. This depression trial does not establish PTSD treatment benefit or long-term durability.
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The approved uses, monitoring requirements, and safety information for esketamine nasal spray.
This label applies to Spravato, not IV or compounded ketamine.
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FDA’s risk-alert directory links to ketamine safety notices. Choose the October 10, 2023 ketamine alert to read about screening, monitoring, and compounded take-home products.
Compounded products are not FDA-approved; the notice is not an efficacy study.
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A practical framework for care centered on your values, needs, and goals.
Local offerings and access vary by VA facility.
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What research suggests about mindfulness, where findings vary, and why comfort and choice matter.
Mindfulness is not a substitute for needed clinical assessment or treatment.
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What talk therapy involves and how to find a qualified professional.
Choosing a therapy should account for your goals and circumstances.
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Understand the VA approval pathway before arranging care outside VA.
Eligibility and authorization depend on individual circumstances and the requested care.
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Explore readjustment counseling and ask about eligibility for veterans, service members, and families.
Eligibility and services vary; contact the center directly.
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Search studies and contact research teams about current recruitment.
A listing does not guarantee enrollment, access, or benefit. Confirm status with the study team.
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Individualized support and health navigation for the Special Operations community and families.
Eligibility and available support must be confirmed directly. Not listed as a confirmed summit exhibitor.
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How assistance works through participating providers when funding is available.
Funding is reviewed individually. Dérive lists a Thank You Life partnership; assistance depends on funding and individual review.
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Learn about veteran and family programs directly from the organization.
Confirm eligibility, location, legal pathway, costs, and follow-up with the program.
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Call 988 and press 1, text 838255, or chat. VA enrollment is not required.
Call 911 for an immediate emergency.
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A state-regulated service pathway in Oregon, distinct from FDA approval and North Carolina access.
State rules do not establish federal approval or medical insurance coverage.
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Learn about Colorado’s separate licensing and natural medicine framework.
A Colorado program does not authorize care in North Carolina.
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A new VA study asks about psilocybin for major depression in veterans, including those with concurrent PTSD.
A trial announcement is not a result, approval, or guarantee of enrollment.
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VA is studying MDMA-assisted therapy for severe mental health conditions, including PTSD and alcohol use disorder.
The study is research, not routine availability or a completed finding.
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Learn about clinician-led ketamine care in Charlotte and Pinehurst.
Provider information describes services; it is not independent evidence of efficacy.
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Explore professional education that brings together research, ethical care, cultural awareness, and supported therapeutic practice.
A training certificate is not a clinical license or permission to provide a substance outside a legal pathway.
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Plain-language articles and a workbook for making sense of experiences and bringing learning into everyday life.
Education and self-reflection do not replace individualized clinical care or make an unregulated service legal.
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A research-program ethics document covering informed choice, optional touch, privacy, trained support, and continuity of care.
An ethical framework describes expectations; it is not certification of a provider or evidence that every program follows it.
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A local clinic explains the shape of a treatment day: questions beforehand, comfort, monitoring, transportation, and rest afterward.
Follow your own treatment team’s instructions. Provider education is not independent evidence of effectiveness.
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Start with what matters to you, explore daily-life priorities, and bring a personal health inventory to your care team.
Available Whole Health programs differ by facility; ask your local team what is offered.
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Education, coping tools, symptom tracking, and ways to find support after trauma.
An app can complement care; it does not replace a clinician, diagnosis, or urgent support.
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A framework for reflecting on mind, body, relationships, spirituality, lifestyle, and connection with the wider world.
A reflective framework is a starting point, not a validated prescription for a particular diagnosis.
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Learn about Dérive’s partnership with Thank You Life and the Healing Fund supporting access to care.
Financial assistance depends on available funding and individual review. Ask the clinic about the current process.
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