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Stakeholder Interviews

Overview

The Psychedelic Safety Institute (PSI) is leading a strategic initiative to align stakeholders around a unified approach to addressing critical safety issues in the expanding psychedelic field. Through stakeholder interviews, we aim to gather diverse insights that will inform the development of better safety systems across all contexts of psychedelic use, understand the current psychedelic landscape and identify where safety interventions will be most effective, and learn how PSI can best support stakeholders in the ecosystem. 

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While we would prefer to conduct these interviews in person, we've adopted a video survey format to gather input from a broader range of stakeholders. This approach allows us to systematically capture insights from 100+ ecosystem leaders while ensuring the depth and quality of responses needed to inform our strategic planning process.

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We're asking everyone to complete this interview by February 15th. 

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If you'd like, you may review the questions ahead of time here.

Purpose

These interviews will help:

  • Understand critical safety challenges and opportunities in the psychedelic ecosystem

  • Shape the focus and discussion topics for our upcoming Psychedelic Safety Summit 

  • Map stakeholder roles within the ecosystem and how they support psychedelic safety

  • Define how we can measure real progress in improving safety over time

  • Identify the needs of stakeholder organizations and how outputs from this process can support them

  • Ensure our work reflects and addresses the needs and priorities of stakeholders

  • Develop a more informed picture of current real-world status, such as use patterns, public needs, and the condition of the ecosystem

Topics

Interview topics include:

  • Your personal connection to psychedelic safety and why it matters to you

  • Current safety challenges and potential solutions across different contexts (clinical, regulated, unregulated settings)

  • Your organization's current role and future vision in supporting psychedelic safety

  • How different stakeholders (researchers, policymakers, practitioners, etc.) might be able to contribute to improving safety

  • Goals and metrics we can set for measuring progress in psychedelic safety

  • Your desired outcomes from PSI’s work

Format

  • This video survey format uses an automated platform, where you will be asked a question by a member of the PSI team and able to respond by video, audio, or text 

  • It is estimated to take approximately 60-75 minutes to complete, but you’re welcome to take your time 

  • The interview can be paused and resumed at any point

  • Interviews are best done on a laptop or desktop computer, but may also be completed on a phone

How to Prepare

  • Find a quiet space with minimal background noise for recording your responses

  • Block off approximately 75 minutes of uninterrupted time (though you can pause and resume as needed)

  • Reflect on what you believe is most important for advancing psychedelic safety

  • You may wish to prepare notes on key points you want to cover in your responses

Confidentiality

  • Your Information is Safe: Your responses are securely encrypted, only authorized PSI team members can access your data., and we never sell your information.

  • How We Use Your Input: We're using these interviews to to identify safety challenges in psychedelic use and potential intervention, map stakeholder roles, create an actionable roadmap for improving public health outcomes, and shape the agenda for the upcoming Safety Summit.

  • What You're Agreeing To: By participating, you allow us to include your response in our overall analysis, use anonymized quotes, share combined findings, and list you as a survey participant

  • We'll Always Ask Before: We'll get your written permission before using your name or organization, including any quotes that could identify you or sharing video or audio recordings

Compensation

Participants who complete the video survey in full may receive a compensation of $100 as an expression of appreciation for their time and effort. We have a total budget of $10,000 available for participant compensation. To ensure these funds reach those who would most benefit, we kindly ask financially-able participants to consider declining the payment. Your decision to accept or decline compensation is entirely personal and confidential, and will not affect how your responses are valued. 

Contact Information

For questions about the video survey process or to discuss alternative participation formats, or if any questions arise during your participation in this video survey, please reach out to us at interviews@psychedelicsafety.institute

When you are ready to begin the video survey, please click the button below to proceed to the Informed Consent
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