A National Movement Built on Urgency, Experience, and Science

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WHO WE ARE

VMHLC is a 501(c)(19) nonprofit Veteran-member coalition created to end the suicide epidemic through bold, Veteran-led action. We advocate for expanded access to safe and effective psychedelic-assisted therapies and emerging treatments that are saving lives.

WHY WE EXIST

Every day, Veterans are lost to suicide and overdose—far more than were killed in combat. This is not just a mental health crisis; it’s a failure of a system that hasn’t evolved. Traditional treatments often fall short. Veterans are left sedated, disconnected, and overmedicated.

OUR MISSION

To prevent suicide and deaths of despair by reshaping the future of mental health care through research, advocacy, and access to cutting-edge therapies that work.

Join the Movement

Whether you’re a Veteran, clinician, policymaker, or ally—there’s a role for you here.

Become a Member

Connect with fellow advocates and drive change.

Donate Today

Fuel the mission. Fund access, advocacy, and hope.

Get Involved

Volunteer, attend events, or share your story.

We're Stronger Together.

We are Veterans, family members, and allies united by the mission to end suicide and deaths
of despair through breakthrough psychedelic therapies.

Our Current Initiatives

We are working to expand access to breakthrough therapies including psychedelicassisted therapies.

We drive policy reform at state and federal levels to create systems that prioritize healing.

We support and drive research that validates and accelerates the adoption of novel treatments.

We strengthen infrastructure through training, education, and clinical capacity-building.

The VMHLC empowers Veterans to become leaders in advocacy and healing through our national network

Why We Fight

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Veteran die by suicide and drug
overdoses every day.

1.5x

Veteran are 1.5x more likely to die
by overdose than civilians.

200,000+

Over 200,000 Veteran have died from suicide and overdose
since 9/11.

Thousands

leave the country they served for overseas psychedelic therapy because the system won’t support them.

“This isn’t just a crisis. It’s a moral failing. And we’re done waiting.”

We’re Stronger Together

VMHLC is powered by a national coalition of Veteran-led organizations, clinicians, researchers, advocates, and families—united in one mission: to end the suicide crisis and revolutionize mental health care.

“We are Veterans still in service—fighting for the right to heal.”

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“I tried everything. Nothing worked. Psychedelic-assisted therapy didn’t just save my life—it gave me one worth living.”

— U.S. Marine Veteran

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