Crisis Connections dispatchers send information to teamsrun by one of two organizations. The Downtown Emergency Service Center, ahousing and homeless services nonprofit, responds to calls in Seattle andVashon Island. Sound Behavioral Health, a nonprofit health care organization,covers the rest of King County.
On a June afternoon, seven crisis responders awaitedcalls in Sound’s Auburn office, decorated with Pride and Juneteenth posters andsuperhero figurines. By the door, the keys to specially equipped vans werestored in a lockbox and red backpacks serving as “go bags” were stocked withthe overdose-reversing drug naloxone.
King Countyhas contracted with DESC for mobile crisis services for adults since 2009, but added 10 new teams starting in December for a total of 27. The two organizations operate teams 24/7.
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As SOUND Behavioral Health celebrates 60 years of serving the Puget Sound region, the organization has launched its new Corporate Community Partner Program, creating meaningful opportunities for businesses to invest in behavioral health while advancing employee wellness, community engagement, and corporate social responsibility goals.
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For more than 20 years, SOUND's Middle School Support Program (MSSP) has helped connect middle school students with behavioral health support where they need it most. The program is one part of SOUND's broader continuum of school-based behavioral health services, which bring care directly to students across King County. Since the program's inception, the Nesholm Family Foundation has helped sustain the MSSP through two decades of dedicated support, allowing students to access care in the place they spend much of their day: school.
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From expanding access to behavioral health services and crisis response programs to strengthening partnerships across King County, this report reflects the collective efforts of our staff, clinicians, donors, volunteers and community partners.
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