We promote the psychological rehabilitation of Ukrainian and UK veterans with war-related trauma by funding innovative ketamine-assisted therapy.
The groundbreaking work and research we support will further benefit trauma-impacted patients looking for effective treatment worldwide.
What is ketamine-assisted therapy?
Who are our partnering therapy centres?
Our Focus: War Veterans
While on the front, war veterans often experience deep trauma that leads to devastating long-term psychological consequences. Many defenders remain profoundly affected by complex PTSD and severe depression that prevent them from returning to life as it was before serving. The depth of the issues they face can lead to communication breakdown within their friend and family circle. This in turn creates challenges for communities and society at large.
Current conventional treatments for those conditions are ineffective. Between 1 in 4 and 1 in 3 veterans do not respond to treatment, and more than half retain their PTSD diagnosis even after therapy, remaining treatment resistant (see our Resources page for sources).
Our goal is to provide new hope for those veterans and their communities by funding the most progressive and effective methods of psychotherapy for war-trauma survivors.
Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy
Ketamine has been used as a licensed anaesthetic in the UK for more than fifty years.
Recent research highlights its potential to treat complex PTSD combined with severe depression, making it a treatment of choice for war veterans.
Studies confirm its safety and effectiveness, particularly in conjunction with psychotherapy (see our Resources page for links to research).
Our partnering therapy centres
We currently work closely with two partnering medical facilities, Expio Medical Centre and Eulas Clinics, to deliver ketamine-assisted therapy to war-impacted veterans.
Both institutions are pioneering and recognised mental health facilities offering ketamine-assisted therapy to patients as part of their wider research on psychedelic therapies. Both have committed to providing integrative treatment for military personnel, their families, as well as civilians affected by conflict.
Expio Medical Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine, was the first facility in Ukraine to legally offer ketamine-assisted therapy in 2018, and has since then largely focused on the successful rehabilitation of severe cases among military personnel. Thanks to our fundraising efforts, a cohort of six soldiers will soon undergo full treatment according to a ketamine-assisted group therapy protocol. For more information on the protocol and Expio, visit Expio’s website.
Eulas Clinics is located in Lanarkshire, Scotland, and will deliver treatment for a group of UK veterans as soon as the necessary funds have been raised. More information on the treatment protocol to follow. Visit Eulas Clinics’ website for more details.
How we are funded
At the moment, we are mostly funded by organising local cultural events. We are currently in the process of securing external funding in collaboration with our partners in the UK and in Europe.