Survivorship Collective Receives Etheridge Foundation Grant

The Etheridge Foundation is pleased to announce a $14,000 grant to the Survivorship Collective in support of retreats designed for cancer survivors navigating the emotional, physical, and psychological aftermath of cancer treatment.

The Survivorship Collective leads a growing movement to support patient-centered psychedelic care within the cancer community. Built by survivors and guided by experts in oncology, palliative care, ceremony, and psychedelic facilitation, the organization works to expand safe, ethical access within state-regulated frameworks while promoting healing and harm reduction.

Through its specifically designed retreat model, the Survivorship Collective provides community-based retreat experiences designed to help survivors process the trauma of treatment and reconnect with meaning, connection, and purpose. Psilocybin services are provided by licensed facilitators or state-approved healing centers, while the Survivorship Collective focuses on education, safety planning, peer support, housing, meals, and long-term integration support.

While advances in cancer care have improved survival rates, many survivors continue to face significant long-term challenges. Chronic pain, trauma associated with treatment, and ongoing psychological distress are common experiences that can persist long after treatment ends.

Research shows that cancer survivors are prescribed opioids at significantly higher rates than the general population. The combination of chronic pain and psychological distress may place survivors at increased risk for opioid-related complications, although there is not yet enough data on this issue.

This grant will support retreats connected to Project RISE, which addresses critical gaps in both psychedelic research and survivorship care. The project explores whether peer-supported psychedelic interventions may help cancer survivors move beyond simply coping with the long-term effects of treatment and instead find pathways to healing, resilience, and renewed wellbeing in their post-treatment lives.

Through this grant, the Etheridge Foundation is proud to support efforts that explore compassionate, community-centered approaches to survivorship, helping individuals move beyond treatment and toward healing while addressing the risks associated with chronic pain and opioid use.