FDA sought policy recommendations on mental health medical devices, including AI-enabled. After I reviewed submissions, one ...

A policy letter posted today by state-level AGs is aimed at AI makers being more mindful about AI impacting mental health. I ...

Roughly two-thirds of American teens aged 13 to 17 say they use AI chatbots, according to a new study by Pew Research Center, ...

Dr. Darja Djordjevic, an adolescent and adult psychiatrist at Columbia University and coauthor of that recent report, says ...

AI chatbot systems, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot, are increasingly used as confidants of choice, but turning to AI ...

AI organizations must not be left to design suicide prevention tools in a vacuum. They need to partner with suicide ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can converse, mirror emotions, and simulate human engagement. Publicly available large language ...

General-purpose AI chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)—designed for broad assistance and conversation, not therapy: They ...

Rana Coniglio, an Arizona-based therapist who works primarily with Gen Z clients, said they often arrive at her practice ...

Digital health firms like Talkspace, Lyra, SonderMind, and Headspace consider integrating AI chatbot features.

As chatbots powered by artificial intelligence become more embedded in young people's daily lives, researchers, parents and ...

Social media’s effects on children and teens were already a focus for the state’s Child Fatality Task Force. Now, the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence is raising alarms for the legislative ...