Brandon Staglin

Co-Founder and Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer of One Mind and Chair of the One Mind Lived Experience Council. Brandon Staglin is a mental health advocate whose work draws on his lived experience with schizophrenia recovery to advance brain health research, early intervention, lived-experience guidance, community engagement, and mental health innovation.

Responsible Mental Health AI Depends on Measurement, Co-Design, and Trust

At Stanford’s 2026 AI for Mental Health Symposium, Carolyn Rodriguez, Ehsan Adeli, Brandon Staglin and Vaile Wright argued that the urgent question is no longer whether people will use AI for mental health, but whether the field can make that use safe, clinically meaningful and trustworthy. The panel’s case was that responsible deployment will require measurable standards for quality and harm, early involvement from clinicians and people with lived experience, regulatory and payment systems that support trust, and designs that strengthen rather than replace human relationships.

Stanford HAIJun 8, 202619 min read