[Webinar] Equitable Access & Psychedelics

Apr 13, 2023

Making psychedelic-assisted therapy and training opportunities accessible to historically and systematically oppressed populations is essential to creating a more equitable health care model. But how can this be achieved?

Watch this Vicente LLP webinar for a discussion on equity and psychedelics. Vicente attorney Barine Majewska was joined by Deidra Somerville and Irina Alexander of Alchemy Community Therapy Center, a non-profit clinic that provides affordable psychedelic-assisted therapy to underserved communities and high-quality training to diverse therapists.

Topics of discussion included:

• Insurance models and equitable access

• Frameworks and healing strategies that inform clinical care with BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities

• Education and outreach to ensure equitable access

• Funding mechanisms and strategies that support equitable access

• How implicit bias undermines equitable access to clinical care

Panelists:

• Barine Majewska – Counsel, Vicente LLP

• Irina Alexander – Clinical Director, Alchemy Community Therapy Center

• Dr. Deidra Somerville – Executive Director, Alchemy Community Therapy Center