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Steel Healing
Steel Healing is a collaborative space where community members and mental health professionals come together to cultivate connection, care, and culturally aligned support.
Through support groups, healing circles, and personalized wellness navigation, Steel Healing creates accessible pathways to mental health resources that honor the lived experiences of Black communities.
Originally launched in March 2020 as the “Black Mental Health Fund,” Steel Healing was born in response to the dual crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and the collective outrage following the murder of George Floyd. What began as an urgent effort to remove financial barriers to care during a time of heightened national stress has since evolved into a comprehensive program that supports residents along their unique healing journeys.
Since its inception, Steel Smiling has paid over $500,000 in treatment services for Black community members—without barriers or eligibility requirements beyond identifying as Black, African American, and/or of the African Diaspora and voluntarily choosing to participate in care. This milestone reflects the power and impact of the Steel Healing pro
Recognizing that healing is not one-size-fits-all, Steel Healing now operates through three core pillars:
Wellness Navigation Services
Steel Smiling offers personalized “matchmaking” support, connecting community members with Black-centered clinicians, therapists, and wellness practitioners who align with their preferences and needs.
The Black Mental Health Fund
The Fund consists of community-raised dollars dedicated to subsidizing or fully covering the cost of mental health treatment for Black residents on a fixed-term basis.
Because demand remains high and resources are limited, the Fund closes intermittently to replenish and activate new funding for additional participants.
Peer Services
Steel Smiling provides one-on-one peer check-ins and community support groups led by individuals with lived experience in caring for their own mental health and wellness. These offerings foster shared understanding, accountability, and collective healing.
Together, these pillars ensure that Steel Healing is not only a financial access point, but a holistic ecosystem of care—one that affirms identity, promotes connection, and expands access to culturally responsive mental health support.
To connect with the Steel Healing program or to make a referral, please contact our Program Manager for Steel Healing at 412-390-5545 (calls are responded to Monday through Friday 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM). All inquiries are responded to within 72 hours.
**Steel Smiling is a community support program for Black mental health, we are not a clinical or medical service and we do not offer treatment at this time. Steel Smiling is also not an emergency or crisis response provider. If your inquiry is related to a mental health emergency, we encourage you to call Resolve Crisis Services at 888-796-8226, or text the Crisis Text Line at 741741.