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 âLevi Jones, Ronan Buckley, and Connor Flume â have done just that with their initiative, 988 Find Your Peace.âThrough 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.
The SOUND of Hope Gala is almost sold outâthank you to all who helped make this happen! Limited waitlist seats are available. To join the waitlist, please email us directly. Weâre also proud of our partnership with FareStart, where SOUNDâs behavioral health support helps students build resilience and empowers staff with training. Canât attend the Gala? Please consider supporting SOUND through year-end giving.
Weâre excited to announce the SOUND of Hope Gala on November 23rd at MOHAI, celebrating community and progress in behavioral health. Weâve also made great strides in workforce development, reducing turnover to 12%, increasing diversity to 45%, and hiring 128 new staff this year. Your support helps us continue building a stronger SOUND team.
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Weâre proud to share SOUNDâs impactful work supporting individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). From our Intensive Residential Treatment program to partnerships like Project ECHO, weâre breaking barriers in behavioral health and whole-person care. Our work wouldnât be possible without your supportâhelp us continue making a difference for this vulnerable community.
As western Washington moves deeper into fall and winter, shorter days and persistent gray weather are setting inâa familiar reality for many residents. For some, however, these seasonal changes can trigger Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a form of depression linked to reduced daylight, according to the Mayo Clinic.
SOUND is proud to be recognized in recent coverage by The Seattle Times highlighting King Countyâs evolving approach to mental health crisis response.
International Community Health Services and SOUND Behavioral Health have teamed up to expand integrated health services for low-income residents in Auburn.
