Public Health Agencies & Institutes

U.S. national public health agency responsible for surveillance, risk communication, and epidemiologic guidance.

EU public health agency focused on disease surveillance, risk assessment, and evidence dissemination for member states.

EU public drugs observatory and surveillance body publishing trend and risk evidence including hallucinogen/psychedelic monitoring.

Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) is France's national public health and medical research agency, funding and conducting biomedical research across university-hospital institutes throughout the country. INSERM-affiliated researchers at the Paris Brain Institute (ICM) and Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital have contributed to preclinical and clinical investigations of ketamine and psilocybin as rapid-acting antidepressants.

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) is Mexico's largest social security institute, operating the country's most extensive public hospital and clinic network serving over 70 million workers and their families. An IMSS-affiliated facility has participated in clinical research on ketamine for treating depressive symptoms in elderly patients with visual impairment.

Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) is Spain's national public health research agency, managing the CIBERSAM network (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental) which co-funds biomedical mental health research across Spanish universities and hospitals. Through CIBERSAM, ISCIII has co-funded preclinical and translational research on psilocybin as an antidepressant and supports researchers contributing to the European psychedelic therapy landscape.

Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) is Mexico's federal social security institute for government employees, operating a nationwide network of hospitals and clinics serving millions of public-sector workers and their families. An ISSSTE-affiliated facility has participated in clinical research examining ketamine's effect on depressive symptoms in elderly patients with visual impairment.

Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) is Italy's National Institute of Health, the country's principal technical and scientific public body for biomedical research, public health surveillance, and regulatory advisory functions. The institute has participated in pharmacological research on designer psychoactive substances including methylone, an MDMA analogue, contributing to Italy's evidence base for novel psychoactive substance regulation.

Canada�s national public health agency responsible for surveillance, risk assessment, and public-health guidance.