UF alumna and psychiatrist answers questions about black American’s trauma and mental health

Atlanta-based adult, child, adolescent and forensic psychiatrist Sarah Vinson, M.D. ’07, sat down with the UF College of Medicine to discuss the trauma Black Americans face and its impact on mental health.

Vinson, the founder of both the mental health practice Lorio Psych Group and Lorio Forensics, which provides consultation in criminal, civil and family court cases, also offered suggestions for coping with generational trauma, as well as tips for how non-Black Americans to best serve as allies to the Black community.

Read the full Q&A here.