Veterans and Psychedelics Wellness Summit

  • November 8, 2026

Location

Southern Pines North Carolina US

A day of panels, breathwork, yoga, food & resource booths for veterans, families & community. Nov 8 at Sunrise Theater! Come spend the day with us for an event focused on wellness, healing, and community. This summit, hosted by Carolinas for Care, explores how psychedelic-assisted therapy can support veterans and their families on their journey to better mental health, through honest conversation, real connection, and shared resources.

Speakers: Gina Giorgio, MA — Founder & Executive Director of Carolinas for Care Dr. Jonathan Leake — Board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and co-owner of Dérive Health, specializing in ketamine therapy Dr. Tripp Johnson — Emergency Medicine physician and U.S. Army veteran, with RESOLV Proving Ground, which supports Special Operations veterans through wellness and community programs Dr. Robert McClure — Director of UNC’s Interventional Psychiatry Service, leading psilocybin research for treatment-resistant depression at UNC Chapel Hill (faculty profile)

Organized by Carolinas for Care, Hosted With Dérive Health · Team SAPO · Blissful Alchemists · Heroic Hearts Project · RESOLV · Shift Happens

Number of Attendees: 100

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