How we can help

At Psst, we firmly believe that people speaking out against a powerful corporation, entity or person should never go at it alone. We’ve got a lot of experience helping people from all kinds of backgrounds speak out about all kinds of things–either publicly or behind the scenes. 

Here's some information about how we can help. Our help is pro bono.

Psst Legal

Are you unsure what to do with what you know? Want a gut-check to figure out if what you're seeing is wrongdoing or even illegal? Worried about how to stay safe while getting answers to questions about information you’ve come across?

Psst can help. Our in-house lawyers will answer your questions and advise you on your options. The conversation and the advice we give you is legally privileged, meaning we have to keep it confidential and we can’t be compelled to disclose it to anyone. Your information and identity will never be disclosed unless you decide you want them to be.) But please follow the warnings on this page before you contact us.

And once you’re ready to contact us, please request a legally privileged conversation via our Safe intake here.

Psst Stories

If you decide to share your information publicly, we work with trusted journalists to investigate, vet, and bring the information to light, while keeping you safe and protected. You can remain anonymous. The vast majority of people do. When your information fits together with information others have deposited to the Psst Safe, we can pair you up with others for strength in numbers. Collective disclosures reduce the risks involved with speaking out.

For those cases where a media strategy is appropriate, we work with you to ensure your disclosures obtain maximum impact. Read some of the important stories that have come to light as a result of insiders raising the alarm.

Psst Psychosocial

Psst can refer you to mental health experts with expertise in the issues faced by whistleblowers and others speaking out to provide needed support. We can also put you in touch with people who have been through the experience of speaking out, too, as a form of peer support. If you decide to go public, we can help you come up with a plan, and help you join forces with others. We make sure you have the support you need every step of the way.

Psst Impact

Psst makes sure the public interest information we help people bring forward does not die with the 24-hour news cycle. After your information is brought to light, we support workers and insiders with outreach to government and regulators. Sometimes that comes in the form of congressional hearings, policy changes, setting up meetings with key members of government, or expanding the reach of your story into book format or documentary and film productions.

The aim? Creating real societal and cultural change, and ongoing oversight that changes our world for the safer and better.