"People of Colour Should Have Access to Psychedelics" | MONNICA WILLIAMS, PhD | ICPR 2022

MONNICA WILLIAMS, PhD is Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Recorded at the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) 2022, in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

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Questions: 0:00 Intro 0:05 Please introduce yourself and your work! 0:35 We are at a psychedelic conference that is predominantly white, middle class. how does that make you feel? 1:03 What is the reason for the underrepresentation of communities of colour? 2:27 Do you think black people and other communities of colour would benefit from greater access to psychedelic therapy? 3:10 The costs of psychedelic assisted psychotherapy are still very high, which excludes people who can't afford it. How can we change this? 4:07 As a therapist, what are your experiences with patients when you use psychedelics? 5:25 What training do you need if you are a therapist and would like to use psychedelics in treatment? 6:57 How can we make sure that people of colour get access to psychedelic assisted therapy in greater numbers? 8:24 What substances have you used in your practice, and how do they compare in their potential of healing? 9:49 Can we take out these substances from their cultural contexts and use them in western medicine? 11:18 What's your vision of the future of psychedelics? Can they find their way into mainstream mental health care?

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