Dear members, friends, supporters, It's that moment again... that conventional fraction of our planet's orbit around its sun the human society we live embedded in has agreed to consider the end of a year and the symbolic gate to the future . "Fireworks" by Adam Carter  - licensed under CC BY 2.0 It is customary to look back and reflect upon the year that is closing, to celebrate one' successes and to identify the learning opportunities offered by those occurrences that required an adapatation to the plans. Joining forces with precious and enthusiastic partners we have been rather successful in having our messages heard about the importance of a new new course of policy making to promote the health of the Mediterranean region investing in the protection of the sea and its ecosystems (read more here and here ), and promoting mission oriented   cooperation among the human communities around the basin to promote peace and prosperity . We have contributed to the publi...

A special thank you to Federico Seragnoli for making our attendance possible . If you would like something more technical to read about the topic, may we suggest his recent papers  Psychedelic-assisted therapy for palliative care within a home treatment setting: A case report and  Psychedelic assisted psychotherapy (PAP): The Geneva model ) The following is a report (and some reflections) by Dr Salvatore Cognetti :  I'm delighted to have attended the "Terapia Assistita con Psichedelici a Bologna: Il futuro alle porte" conference, organised with the collaboration of SIMEPSI , ALPS , and Psychedeliques en therapie. It delighted me that psychedelic assisted therapy, a topic that I have been following for at least the last 15 years, is something that is being actively discussed in Italy too. "Hypnotiq No. 71" by Shane Gorski , licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0 <<How many people are, or have been affected by mental health issues? I remember a big campaign in London...

 We are excited and delighted to share with you that the position paper " Addressing Health and Environmental Resilience in the Mediterranean - Towards Sustainable and Healthy Future: The Mediterranean as a Beacon for Global Climate Action and Public Health " has been presented at the COP29 in Baku. You can re-watch the discussion though the recordings available here: