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Why can’t regulators keep up with AI mental health apps filling provider gaps?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. States are creating a patchwork of AI therapy app regulations amid federal inaction, with some banning the ... Read More

With therapy hard to get, people lean on AI for mental health. What are the risks?

Kristen Johansson's therapy ended with a single phone call. For five years, she'd trusted the same counselor — through her mother's death, a divorce and years of childhood trauma work. But when her ... Read More

AI Therapy in 2025: Do Americans Trust AI for Mental Health?

Most Americans remain unsure about AI therapy in 2025. Learn who trusts mental health AI tools and how they could shape future care. Read More

FDA panel to weigh in on AI mental health devices

Sept 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold an advisory panel meeting in November to examine the fast-emerging class of AI-enabled digital mental health devices. The agency's ... Read More

Your therapist, the chatbot

How are people using AI for therapy? A growing number are sharing their anxieties, frustrations, and darkest thoughts with AI chatbots, seeking advice, comfort, and validation from a sympathetic ... Read More

Healthcare marketers need to step into the growing world of AI and mental health

Every agency and industry player in the space is working on some new AI product. Whether it’s a “mini” AI creative agency or a new tool for market research, AI applications are popping out left, right ... Read More

OpenAI's staggering mental health crisis revealed — Millions use ChatGPT like a therapist, but that's about to change

OpenAI has provided some internal numbers related to users who seek help from GPT-5, and they're a lot bigger than I was expecting. The AI firm has laid out details as to how it's combating the issue. Read More

SonderMind rolls out more AI tools to drive outcomes in mental health

SonderMind, a hybrid mental health provider, has unveiled a suite of AI tools to save providers time, support the provider-patient relationship and engage patients between sessions. Among the tools ... Read More

Don’t Let AI Redefine Mental Health Care Without You

Therapy is already changing. The change will only accelerate, faster than many of us can adjust. This is partly because of artificial intelligence (AI), but also because the mental health system ... Read More

Why can't regulators keep up with AI mental health apps filling provider gaps?

In the absence of stronger federal regulation, some states have begun regulating apps that offer AI “therapy” as more people turn to artificial intelligence for mental health advice. But the laws, all ... Read More