Ohio State launches PEACE training program to help first responders and clinicians manage adverse psychedelic reactions in crisis care

Psychedelic Emergency, Acute, and Continuing Care Education (PEACE) is a new Ohio State program aimed at training health care workers and first responders to respond to adverse psychedelic drug experiences. The program, developed and administered by the Center for Psychedelic Drug Research and Education in Ohio State’s College of Social Work, provides in-person seminars and online training for emergency departments, first responders, law enforcement, and behavioral health professionals. It is funded by a $400,000 SOAR Innovation grant from the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health. PEACE focuses on harm reduction and safer, evidence-based crisis triage and referral guidance for people in distress from psychedelic drugs, including situations where responders may not have dosage or supervision guidance. The initiative is designed to reach more than 127,000 professionals across Ohio and includes seminars planned for January, March, and July 2026.