Vaile Wright

Vaile Wright is the Senior Director for Health Care Innovation at the American Psychological Association and a licensed psychologist. Her work focuses on responsible uses of technology, data, and AI in behavioral health care, including access, quality measurement, treatment delivery, regulation, and trust in 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