SOUND’s Mobile Rapid Response Crisis Teams (MRRCT) provide an immediate, compassionate, and trauma-informed alternative to law enforcement for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. These teams, composed of highly trained mental health professionals and peer specialists, are available 24/7 to respond to community needs with de-escalation techniques tailored to each situation.
MRRCT operates with a person-centered approach, utilizing evidence-based crisis intervention strategies to help individuals in distress regain stability. Team members receive specialized training in de-escalation, harm reduction, and culturally responsive care, ensuring that each response prioritizes safety, dignity, and connection to essential services.
By addressing mental health emergencies without police involvement, MRRCT fosters trust within communities, reduces unnecessary hospitalizations and incarcerations, and provides individuals with the support they need to navigate their crisis with care and respect.
At SOUND Behavioral Health, we are inspired when young people step up to make a difference in our community. A group of students from Mercer Island High School —Levi Jones, Ronan Buckley, and Connor Flume — have done just that with their initiative, 988 Find Your Peace.Through T-shirts and sweatshirts featuring the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 988, these students are helping normalize conversations about mental health and letting their peers know that support is always available. All profits from their apparel go directly to SOUND, helping us provide critical counseling, crisis intervention, housing support, and recovery services throughout King County.
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When SOUND clinician Marlene Andrews began volunteering at the Sammamish Animal Sanctuary, she noticed something unexpected. The animals, many of them rescued or recovering from neglect, required patience and consistency to build trust – much like the people she supported in her work at SOUND Behavioral Health. That realization planted the seed for what would become SOUND’s Animal Sanctuary program. In partnership with the Sammamish Animal Sanctuary, SOUND’s program is now a thriving part of the organization’s Child and Family Services offerings.
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Just a few short weeks ago, SOUND Behavioral Health welcomed more than 400 community members, partners, and supporters to Fremont Studios for the annual SOUND of Hope Gala — an evening dedicated to expanding access to mental health and substance use services across King County.
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