Hearings

Separating Fact from Fiction: Exploring Alternative Therapies for Veterans’ Mental Health

August 22, 2025 11:00 AM CST American Village Liberty Hall 3727 Highway 119 Montevallo, AL 35115

Agenda

                         WITNESS LIST

                             Panel One

Ilse Wiechers, MD, MPP, MHS, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Mental Health, Veterans Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

          Accompanied by:

                       Miriam J. Smyth, PhD, Executive Director, Brain, Behavioral and Mental Health Broad Portfolio, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

                             Panel Two

Steve Levine, MD, Chief Patient Officer, Compass Pathways

Adam Marr, Director of Operations, Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition

Dr. Jim Wright, Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Brian Schiefer, U.S. Air Force Veteran, Founder, Spinal Cord Injury & Diving Innovation

Testimony

  • Ilse Wiechers, MD, MPP, MHS

    Deputy Executive Director, Office of Mental Health
    Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
    Download File (118.89 KB)

  • Steve Levine, MD

    Chief Patient Officer
    Compass Pathways
    Download File (200.79 KB)

  • Adam Marr

    Director of Operations
    Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition
    Download File (409.84 KB)

  • Dr. Jim Wright

    Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor
    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Download File (117.45 KB)

  • Brian Schiefer, U.S. Air Force Veteran

    Founder
    Spinal Cord Injury & Diving Innovation
    Download File (97.70 KB)