Crisis support, free mental health care, the peer-reviewed research, books, films, active studies, and treatment programs — explore what speaks to you.
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If you want sustained support from a licensed clinician — beyond what a crisis line can offer — these are the networks we point people to first.
A directory of ~7,000 licensed therapists in private practice who see veterans and their families pro bono. Find someone in your community. Open to veterans of any service era — this was the referral pathway for our study participants.
Find a provider →Purpose-built clinics with employed clinicians trained for the post-9/11 cohort. 23 clinics across 21 states and DC, plus telehealth. Free for post-9/11 vets, active-duty, Guard, Reserves, and their families.
Find a clinic →If you're VA-enrolled, this is the most extensive benefit you have access to — therapy, psychiatry, PTSD programs, residential care. Some services (like Vet Centers) are open to veterans who aren't enrolled.
Get help →Books, articles, and the peer-reviewed microdosing literature — the works that come up most often in conversations with other vets working through this material.
Grouped by topic. Click any title to read why it's on the list and grab a purchase link.
Levine's foundational text on Somatic Experiencing — his therapeutic approach grounded in the body's natural capacity to release stored trauma, drawn from how wild animals recover from life-threatening events. Especially useful if you've felt that trauma sits physically and talk-therapy alone hasn't reached it.
Find it on Amazon →Paulson is a Vietnam Marine and a psychologist. Half clinical, half memoir — including his own journal from before, during, and after the war. The chapter on how PTSD shows up in ordinary moments is the one most vets remember.
Find it on Amazon →The clearest single explanation of why trauma lives in the body — and why talk-therapy alone often doesn't reach it. Long, dense, and worth every page. If you read one book on this list, make it this one.
Find it on Amazon →Jim Fadiman is essentially the godfather of the modern microdosing protocol — the "Fadiman protocol" (one day on, two days off) traces directly to this book. Practical, technical, no hype. Jim sits on our advisory team.
Find it on Amazon →The most-read popular book on the psychedelic renaissance. Pollan walks through the science, the history, and his own experiences. A good place to send a friend or family member who wants to understand what this research is actually about but doesn't know where to begin.
Find it on Amazon →Peer-reviewed articles that don't fit the microdosing-research category below but matter for how veterans understand their own experience.
The peer-reviewed microdosing literature. This is a starting point, not an exhaustive review — the field moves fast.
Short pieces and a feature documentary, all focused on veterans and trauma recovery.
An experiential energy-healing session for PTSD — different in approach from anything else on this list. Not a documentary or an explainer; something to move through yourself.
Watch on YouTube →The four-part Netflix companion to Pollan's book. Each episode focuses on one substance — LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, mescaline — weaving the history, the science, and patient stories. If the book felt long, the series gets the same ground covered in four hours.
Watch on Netflix →A balanced journalistic look at the veterans driving the renewed interest in psychedelic-assisted therapy, including veterans' own accounts and clinician perspectives.
Watch on PBS →Follows Special Operations veterans traveling outside the US for ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and PTSD. A hard look at what's driving veterans to seek these options.
Find on Netflix →If you're interested in participating in formal research — beyond ours — these are the most reliable places to look. We don't run these programs and aren't affiliated with them.
Educational only. Microdosing Vets is not affiliated with the organizations below and does not endorse specific treatments or providers. Eligibility, risks, and study designs vary widely — read each program's materials carefully before applying.
The federal registry of all clinical trials in the US. The link below pre-filters to recruiting psychedelic-assisted therapy studies. You can narrow further by location, condition, and compound.
Search recruiting studies →The VA is funding and running psychedelic-assisted therapy trials at nine facilities (including Bronx, LA, Palo Alto, Portland OR, San Diego, San Francisco). The link below is the VA's published overview and entry point.
Read the VA overview →MAPS has run the longest-running US research program on MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, including a dedicated Phase 2 study for veterans. Their site lists current trial status and how to learn more about participation.
MAPS PTSD research →A UK-based nonprofit researching how psychedelics specifically affect women's biology and mental health — work that fills a real gap, especially for female combat veterans. Currently recruiting for two studies in collaboration with King's College London. Founded by Dr. Grace Blest-Hopley, an external committee member of the Microdosing Vets study.
hystelica.com →Our active study is recruiting combat veterans who've microdosed LSD (with or without psilocybin) for PTSD or related symptoms. Five-minute eligibility screening. If you qualify, you'll hear back from a fellow combat veteran researcher.
Learn more →A short list — two veteran-focused nonprofits and one legal, US-based option. Each operates in a different legal context and runs its own application process. We've included them because veterans we know have used them, not as endorsements.
Important. These programs operate in different legal contexts — some involve Schedule I substances and international travel; one is FDA-cleared and US-based. Eligibility, costs (some subsidized, some paid), screening, and safety protocols vary widely. Microdosing Vets is not affiliated with any of these organizations and makes no medical recommendations. Do your own due diligence and talk with a qualified clinician before pursuing any treatment.
Connects veterans with PTSD to vetted psychedelic retreat programs — legal psilocybin retreats in Oregon, Colorado expansion planned, plus international programs. Scholarship fund has supported hundreds of veterans.
heroicheartsproject.org →Founded by Marcus and Amber Capone after Marcus's own treatment journey. Funds psychedelic-assisted therapy, prep, and integration for veterans and spouses. 1,200+ supported to date.
vetsolutions.org →Ketamine is currently the only psychedelic medicine legal and prescribable in the US. Mindbloom runs at-home telehealth ketamine-assisted therapy — clinician screening, prescription by mail, integration. The link below carries a sign-up discount.
Get the discount →Five-minute eligibility screening. You'll talk with a fellow combat veteran researcher.
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