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The Capitol Connection - Avery Stempel, Co-President of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives

By David Guistina
Published October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT
Avery Stempel Co-founder of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives
Avery Stempel

(Airs 10/23/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with Avery Stempel, Co-President of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives (NYMHA), about legislation to legalize the medicinal use of psilocybin mushrooms.

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David Guistina
David Guistina is the host of Capital Connection, Legislative Gazette, and Morning Edition and the producer of the Media Project on WAMC.
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