Mental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration

About Mental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration

Mental Health Association Oklahoma created The Mental Health Download podcast to share stories each week about mental illness, homelessness, incarceration and suicide, and how each can impact our lives in a profound way. Mental health affects everyone, yet the social stigma attached to mental health issues keeps so many of our family members, friends, colleagues and neighbors silent. Why are we so afraid to talk about these issues? Each week, our host Adi McCasland invites guests to share how mental illness, suicide, homelessness and incarceration have affected their work or lives.

Publisher

MHAOK

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jan 2019

Latest episode

24 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

225 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jun 2025

   Oklahoma's Eviction Crisis: When Suffering Becomes Policy

   Oklahoma Senator Julia Kirt discusses Oklahoma's eviction crisis and her efforts to extend the state’s eviction timeline, highlighting the urgent need for meaningful reform in this interview.

2. 

   15 May 2025

   Coriena's Story: Love, Survival, and Starting Over

   Host Coriena shares her powerful story of survival and starting over after fleeing a dangerous situation, while Stephanie Roberts, Program Manager of Outreach and Rapid Response, discusses community support for the unhoused in this interview.

3. 

   16 Jan 2025

   Andrea Clevenger battled several addictions and homelessness

   Mental health advocate Andrea Clevenger shares her courageous journey from addiction and homelessness to becoming a respected Case Manager, highlighting the transformative power of housing, healing, and support.

Who has been a guest on Mental Health Download: Exploring Mental Illness, Suicide, Homelessness and Incarceration

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Julia Kirt
• Stephanie Roberts
• Andrea Clevenger
• Jay Johnson
• Shay Seals

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

10,824

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

90

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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