Sound Off, Inc.

Sound Off's mission is to provide mental health support to Veterans and Service Members in such a way that the 47%+ of those suffering who otherwise refuse to seek help feel culturally, bureaucratically and psychologically comfortable doing so. We acknowledge and precisely address the well known barriers to entry (which prevent these men and women from seeking help) by changing several elements of the traditional delivery of support, thereby bringing a significant population of previously unserved Veterans and Service Members into help.

Sound Off uniquely provides Veterans and Service Members the ability to develop a long-term relationship with a culturally competent mental health clinician and/or a screened and trained peer, while maintaining complete and total personal anonymity. We pair a support network of clinicians and peers with an IT platform which enables the Veteran or Service Member to maintain anonymity - not simply confidentiality.

Sound Off has invested in building a network of both clinicians and peer support. We have also created partnerships with many special forces organizations, such as Navy Seal Foundation, EOD Warrior Foundation, Special Forces Charitable Trust...etc.

William Negley developed the model for Sound Off while serving with the CIA in Afghanistan where he witnessed the invisible wounds of war and the unique challenges those serving face when seeking mental health support. In June 2017, William Negley's brother-in-law Navy SEAL Bill Mulder killed himself - since that time William's sister Sydney has become a spokesperson for Sound Off. In the Fall of 2018, sufficient funding and technical support were secured. In 2019, the services were launched in Texas, and in 2020, COVID hit. In 20201, a national network of clinicians are ready and we are working on raising awareness.