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.

Publications
- Book
Shim, R., Vinson, S., Social (In)Justice and Mental Health, Editors. Washington D.C. American Psychiatric Publishing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Peer-reviewed article
Goldman, M., Vinson, S. Centering Equity in Mental Health Crisis Services. World Psychiatry, June 2022.
- Editorial
Vinson, S. Invited Guest Editorial, Structural Trauma and Psychiatric Practice: A Call to Action. Psychiatric Annals, November 2021.
- Peer-reviewed article
Vinson, S., Kamara, A. Disabled Individuals and Structural Trauma: Implications for Mental Health Providers. Psychiatric Annals, November 2021.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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