ICYMI: If you’re a member of our online mutual aid platform, Inner Compass Exchange, you’ll find our community is truly global, with members from across the planet. We’re pleased then that our founder, @LauraDelano, recently spoke with BBC World Service, which reaches hundreds of millions worldwide each week—because we know only too well the impact of the mental health industry extends far beyond us here in the US. On the program, Laura discussed her experiences of being a psychiatric patient caught in a system that was worsening the very problems it aimed to treat, recognizing that while this is not the case for everybody, she is not unique in such experiences. She was followed by @MarkHoro, the-co-author of the Maudsley Deprescribing Guide, with presenter Julian Worricker noting how little help is available for tapering of psychiatric drugs. We hope this program helps convey to those of you around the world who’ve had similar experiences to Laura, that you are far from alone. And if you’re here on X and not in the US (or the UK), let us know in the comments what the local picture is like for you, including unique challenges and positive developments.