Psychedelic Safety Institute

What Psychedelic Safety Institute does

The Psychedelic Safety Institute (PSI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2023 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, that operates as a neutral field coordinator for the psychedelic ecosystem. Co-founded by CEO Stacey Wallin and COO Malcolm Garland, PSI convenes researchers, policymakers, practitioners, Indigenous communities, first responders, and field organizations to address three systemic barriers identified through 160 stakeholder interviews: fragmentation (cited by 94% of interviewees), research scarcity and infrastructure gaps (91%), and worldview clashes (70%).

PSI's core product surface consists of three free, publicly accessible web tools: the Psychedelic Safety Hub (evidence-based harm reduction for nine substances), the Ecosystem Map (a self-updating visual database of 500+ organizations filterable by region, focus area, and project type), and the Theory of Change Explorer (an interactive framework linking worldviews, outcomes, problems, and active projects). These are complemented by a Knowledge Base containing literature reviews, risk and misconduct typologies, a 37-incident casebook, and an Ethics Toolkit (Code of Ethics, grievance policy, oversight frameworks), plus Educational Guides for first responders, practitioners, families, and non-clinical users.

PSI is funded through foundation grants and individual donations collected via DonorBox; named funders include the Educational Foundation of America and the William G. Nash Foundation. All public tools are free, with paid work limited to discrete consulting engagements such as an ethics-framework contract delivered to Gather Well Psychedelics via partner entity Now Conscious Inc. Field projects include the March 2025 Psychedelic Safety Summit at UC Berkeley (140 participants) and the 2025 Colorado NMHA Stakeholder Coordination project supporting implementation of the state's Natural Medicine Health Act.

Name

Psychedelic Safety Institute

Legal name

Psychedelic Safety Institute

Website

https://psychedelicsafety.institute

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Psychedelic Safety Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that builds free field-coordination tools — a harm-reduction Safety Hub, a 500+ organization Ecosystem Map, and a Theory of Change Explorer — for researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and first responders in the psychedelic ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Research and Field Coordination

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Lifestyle Education (Non-clinical) (EDAAAHAL)

Keywords

• Psychedelic safety resources
• Harm reduction research
• Field coordination services
• Ethics framework development
• Stakeholder intelligence gathering

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants and Individual Donations: PSI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by grants and individual donations. The organization provides all tools, resources, and services for free to the psychedelic community. Revenue comes from foundation grants (including Educational Foundation of America and William G. Nash Foundation mentioned) and individual contributions via DonorBox platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PSI convenes psychedelic ecosystem stakeholders, gathers field intelligence through interviews and surveys, and develops free interactive web tools (Psychedelic Safety Hub, Ecosystem Map, Theory of Change Explorer) that help align the field around public wellbeing. The organization also publishes knowledge resources including literature reviews, typologies, educational guides, and ethics toolkits.

Product overview

The Psychedelic Safety Institute (PSI) offers a coordinated platform of field intelligence tools and resources for the psychedelic ecosystem. The core products include the Psychedelic Safety Hub (evidence-based harm reduction for nine substances), the Ecosystem Map (visual database of 500+ organizations), and the Theory of Change Explorer (interactive strategic mapping tool). These are supported by the Knowledge Base containing literature reviews, typologies, casebook, and ethics toolkit, plus Field Research resources including stakeholder interviews and surveys. PSI also conducts field projects such as the Psychedelic Safety Summit and Colorado NMHA Stakeholder Coordination. All tools and resources are offered free to the psychedelic community to support ecosystem alignment and public wellbeing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Psychedelic Safety Hub
• Ecosystem Map
• Theory of Change Explorer
• Knowledge Base
• Field Research
• Educational Guides
• Ethics Toolkit

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025BCSP served as the advisory partner for the March 2025 Psychedelic Safety Summit held at UC Berkeley. BCSP is an academic center focused on basic and applied research, community engagement, and public education. Their vision aligns with PSI's mission to advance evidence-based psychedelic science, policy, and practices.
• Gather Well Psychedelics (Center for Consciousness Medicine Inc.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024PSI, through its partner entity Now Conscious Inc., was contracted by Gather Well Psychedelics in January 2024 to develop an operationalized ethics framework tailored for their organization. The framework included Code of Ethics, Ethics Committee Charter, Code of Conduct for Guides, Grievance Policy, Independent Oversight Body, and 14 other components. PSI concluded the contract in September 2024, and Gather Well launched their inaugural ethics committee in Q4 2024.
• Colorado Governor's Office and LegislatorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSI conducted field research and strategic assessment of Colorado's psychedelic ecosystem in support of implementing the Natural Medicine Health Act. Collaboration included voices from Governor's Office, legislators, Indigenous leaders, and implementation organizations to align strategic priorities.
• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSI collaborated with CDPHE on the Colorado NMHA Stakeholder Coordination project, including Senator Matt Ball and the CDPHE Team. Research conducted July-September 2025 informed implementation of Colorado's Natural Medicine Health Act.
• Now Conscious Inc.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner entity through which PSI delivered the ethics framework contract for Gather Well Psychedelics. Now Conscious Inc. facilitated the professional bioethicist engagement and framework development.
• SSDP (Students for Sensible Drug Policy) ChapterssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSYCHEDELIC SOCIETIES & CAMPUS LEADERS: PSI collaborated with SSDP chapters and other psychedelic society leaders who participated in surveys capturing on-the-ground perspectives from community organizers and student leaders.
• CPEP/PsySharesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPEP/PsyShare provided a testimonial noting PSI's approach to field coordination has been instrumental in creating infrastructure needed for responsible psychedelic implementation, particularly around Colorado's Natural Medicine Health Act.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Third Wave: Education and resource platform for psychedelic use, harm reduction, and facilitator training. Overlaps with PSI's Safety Hub, Educational Guides, and audience-of-practitioners focus, though operating as a for-profit media company.
• Usona Institute: 501(c)(3) psychedelic research nonprofit conducting clinical trials and supporting open science. Comparable nonprofit/educational infrastructure focus, with a clinical-research orientation rather than PSI's field-coordination orientation.
• Psychedelic Alpha: Independent intelligence and data platform tracking the psychedelic industry, policy, and science. Closely comparable to PSI's Ecosystem Map and field-research function, with a for-profit intelligence spin rather than nonprofit coordination.
• Chacruna Institute: Nonprofit fostering dialogue about psychedelics with a strong emphasis on Indigenous reciprocity, cultural context, and equitable access — directly overlapping PSI's work on worldview clashes and ethical engagement frameworks.
• Beckley Foundation: UK-based psychedelic and drug-policy research and advocacy organization combining scientific research, policy reform, and convening — directly comparable to PSI's blended research/policy/coordination model.
• Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS): Long-standing 501(c)(3) advancing psychedelic research, therapist training, and policy reform. Like PSI, MAPS is a mission-driven nonprofit convening researchers, clinicians, and policymakers, but operates at much larger scale and with a clinical-trial focus rather than field-coordination focus.

Broad incumbents

• Drug Policy Alliance: Large, established drug-policy reform nonprofit working across substances including psychedelics. Comparable in nonprofit advocacy and policy convening role, but with a much broader drug-policy scope and a federal/state legislative focus rather than psychedelic-specific field coordination.
• Imperial College Centre for Psychedelic Research: Leading academic psychedelic research center producing peer-reviewed evidence on safety and efficacy. Comparable in evidence-based psychedelic safety focus, but operating as a university research center rather than an independent nonprofit coordinator.
• Harm Reduction International: Leading international harm reduction organization with deep expertise in substance-use risk mitigation. Comparable to PSI's harm reduction and educational guidance work, but operating globally across many substances rather than psychedelic-specific.

Regional players

• Drug Science (UK): Independent scientific body providing evidence-based drug information and policy advice. Comparable in mission of translating evidence into policy and public education, but UK-based and covering all drugs rather than psychedelic-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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