Vol. 01 · Media & Resources

In the press.
On the page.
On the stage.

Dr. Vinson's voice has shaped conversations in courtrooms, newsrooms, academic journals, and auditoriums. Dr. Vinson's media appearances include a profile in The New York Times, commentary in a PBS documentary, and an interview on CBS Good Morning. She excels at translating mental health concepts to the larger community.

Dr. Sarah Vinson
Featured · 2025

Publications

  1. Book

    Shim, R., Vinson, S., Social (In)Justice and Mental Health, Editors. Washington D.C. American Psychiatric Publishing.

  2. Book

    Gerson, R., Vinson, S., Amaya-Jackson, L., Editors, Assessing and Treating Children and Adolescents Exposed to Trauma, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, February 2026.

  3. Peer-reviewed article

    Williams, K., French, A., Jackson, N., McMickens, C., White, D., Vinson, S. Mental Health Crisis Responses and (In)Justice: Intrasystem and Intersystem Implications. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, September 2024.

  4. Peer-reviewed article

    Liu, W., Xie, Y., Vinson, S., Yu, J., & Serban, N. Prevalence of diagnosed mental health conditions among US children with public and commercial insurance. BMC Public Health, 2025.

  5. Peer-reviewed article

    McMickens CL, Jackson N, Williams K, Reese L, Hardeman LS, Vinson S. Justice-Involved Youth: Support for Community and Family Interventions. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, April 2024.

  6. Peer-reviewed article

    Ogbu-Nwobodo, L., Shim, R., Vinson, S., Fitelson, E., Biggs, A., McLemore, M., Thomas, M., Godzich, M., Mangurian, C. Mental Health Implication of Abortion Restrictions for Historically Marginalized Populations. The New England Journal of Medicine, October 2022.

  7. Peer-reviewed article

    Goldman, M., Vinson, S. Centering Equity in Mental Health Crisis Services. World Psychiatry, June 2022.

  8. Editorial

    Vinson, S. Invited Guest Editorial, Structural Trauma and Psychiatric Practice: A Call to Action. Psychiatric Annals, November 2021.

  9. Peer-reviewed article

    Vinson, S., Kamara, A. Disabled Individuals and Structural Trauma: Implications for Mental Health Providers. Psychiatric Annals, November 2021.

  10. Peer-reviewed article

    Shadravan S.M., Edwards M.L., Vinson S. Dying at the Intersections: Police-Involved Killings of Black People With Mental Illness. Psychiatric Services, June 2021.

  11. Peer-reviewed article

    Vinson, S., Dennis, A. Systemic, Racial Justice-Informed Solutions to Shift 'Care' from the Criminal Legal to the Mental Health Care System. Psychiatric Services, May 2021.

  12. Peer-reviewed article

    Robles-Ramamurthy, B., Coombs, A., Wilson, W., Vinson, S. Black Children and the Pressing Need for Anti-Racism in Child Psychiatry. Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Accepted for publication.

  13. Peer-reviewed article

    Vinson, S., Waldman, R. A Pandemic Paused the U.S. School to Prison Pipeline: Potential Lessons Learned. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, Published Online September 2020.

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