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Inner Compass Initiative
I founded Inner Compass Initiative in 2018 because I believe that people should have the right (and the ability) to make informed choices about whether and how to engage with today’s mental health system— and, if choosing to withdraw from medications, about how to do so as safely and successfully as possible.
ICI respects that each person has to decide what’s best for them, whether that means taking psychiatric drugs or not. Our mission is to ensure that people have access to all the information, resources, and support they need, and to connect them to each other in neighborhoods and virtually, outside of institutional and clinical settings, where support and guidance born from the wisdom of laypeople can be exchanged freely.
Learn more about our organization and explore all that we have to offer here. Below, you’ll find a selection of our informational and community offerings.
SELF-EDUCATION
It can feel overwhelming to educate yourself about all things “mental health.” ICI has tons of informational resources about various aspects of the mental health system, from how drugs are researched and marketed, to how to taper oneself off any psychiatric drug as safely as you possibly can.
LAYPERSON WISDOM
Check out our backlog of 80+ videos and tons of helpful resources on Inner Compass Initiative’s FB page and in our private FB community, Inner Compass Conversations.
TAPERING INFO
Besides providing community and mutual support, Inner Compass Exchange (ICE) also houses Inner Compass Initiative’s step-by-step, self-directed psychiatric drug tapering manual, which helps you prepare yourself for the withdrawal journey and teach yourself about how to taper off as safely as you possibly can.