mental health

Policy Analysis

Transforming Treatment: Psilocybin’s Role in Mental Health

Utah needs to move forward with a medicinal psilocybin therapy program instead of waiting for FDA approval

Libertas Institute Staff
| 5th Jan 2024

Justice and Due Process

Ibogaine: A New Option for Addiction?

A humble plant may be able to do what expensive treatment programs can’t: End addiction.

Amy Pomeroy
| 1st Dec 2022

Justice and Due Process

Utah Psychotherapy and Mental Illness Taskforce Finds Psilocybin and MDMA are Safe and Effective

Utah lawmakers are well aware that Utah has the highest rates of mental illness in the nation. In an effort to avail themselves of every available tool, they created the Utah Mental Illness and Psychotherapy Task Force earlier this year. The task force reported its findings, and what they said might surprise you.

Amy Pomeroy
| 14th Nov 2022

Justice and Due Process

Colorado Just Became the Second State To Legalize Psilocybin

Colorado’s latest measure legalizes not only possessing psilocybin, but also growing psilocybin-containing mushrooms at home and giving them to others.

Amy Pomeroy
| 11th Nov 2022

Justice and Due Process

Civil Commitment: A Solution in Name Only

When someone has been the victim of a vicious attack, he is usually willing and eager to participate in prosecution. But I found it impossible to connect with Roger.

Amy Pomeroy
| 8th Nov 2022

Op-Eds

Look at Licensing Reform To Ease Utah’s Mental Health Crisis

The attention surrounding Utah’s ongoing mental health crisis has been turning heads at the recently formed Office of Professional Licensure Review (OPLR).

Ben Shelton
| 3rd Nov 2022

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