MentalHealthEmergencyFund.Com

About MentalHealthEmergencyFund.Com

Over 27 million adults in the United States with a mental illness are untreated, according to Mental Health America. And out of that number, only 1 in 3 Black adults seek help who need it. We want to provide solutions to one of the biggest barriers to individuals being able to access these resources, which is finances.

Publisher

Jessica A. Smith

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jan 2024

Latest episode

18 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Jan 2026

   Jessica A. Smith Solo Episode

   Jessica Smith is a mental health advocate and community builder based in Baltimore, MD. She is the Founder of The Mental Health Emergency Fund, Inc., which helps provide financial assistance to marginalized community members experiencing a mental health crisis. She is an MSW student at Howard University and her therapeutic areas of focus are anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationships and faith topics. No matter what she's doing, she will always have a network around her because she believes that healing happens in community. In this special solo episode, Jessica shares her journey of picking a graduate school to attend and her experience as a student at Howard University's School of Social Work so far. To learn more about her nonprofit work, visit: www.mentalhealthemergencyfund.org Or follow her on instagram at www.instagram.com/mentalhealthemergencyfund

2. 

   17 Jun 2025

   Dance My Pain Away

   Artist Marquis Carrington explores Black men's mental health, his experiences as a Black male poet, and the influence of Baltimore on his identity in this interview.

3. 

   7 Jun 2025

   The Power of Community as an Artist

   Singer-songwriter and mental health advocate Ivory Haze discusses her mental health journey, how she navigates anxiety as a musical artist, and how she uses her platform to heal others in this interview.

Who has been a guest on MentalHealthEmergencyFund.Com

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

• Marquis Carrington
• Ivory Haze
• Dr Kimberly R Mayes
• Maya Elizabeth

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

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

Quality

45

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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