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DATE: July 2, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTHTITLE: Opinion: Teens are turning to chatbots for mental health help. We need rules to keep them safe
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/02/teens-chatbots-mental-health-rules-bans/?utm_campaign=rss
While parents, schools, and lawmakers are still debating the impact of social media on children’s mental health, a new technology has taken the therapist’s seat: AI chatbots.
In research that my colleagues and I published recently in JAMA Pediatrics, we found that the share of young people using AI chatbots for mental health advice rose from about 1 in 8 to about 1 in 5 in a single year — more than a 40% increase. That finding should end any illusion that this is a speculative problem. For millions of adolescents, AI is already part of the mental health landscape.
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URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/02/teens-chatbots-mental-health-rules-bans/?utm_campaign=rss
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STAT News reports "from the frontiers of health and medicine".
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DATE: July 2, 2026 at 04:30AM
SOURCE: STAT NEWS MENTAL HEALTHTITLE: Opinion: Teens are turning to chatbots for mental health help. We need rules to keep them safe
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/02/teens-chatbots-mental-health-rules-bans/?utm_campaign=rss
While parents, schools, and lawmakers are still debating the impact of social media on children’s mental health, a new technology has taken the therapist’s seat: AI chatbots.
In research that my colleagues and I published recently in JAMA Pediatrics, we found that the share of young people using AI chatbots for mental health advice rose from about 1 in 8 to about 1 in 5 in a single year — more than a 40% increase. That finding should end any illusion that this is a speculative problem. For millions of adolescents, AI is already part of the mental health landscape.
Read the rest…
URL: https://www.statnews.com/2026/07/02/teens-chatbots-mental-health-rules-bans/?utm_campaign=rss
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STAT News reports "from the frontiers of health and medicine".
Learn more at https://www.statnews.com/topic/mental-health/ .
See also their complete Mastodon account at @STAT .
This robot is NOT affiliated with STAT news and merely rebroadcasts from their site. Responses posted here are not monitored.
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Private, vetted email list for mental health professionals: https://www.clinicians-exchange.org
Unofficial Psychology Today Xitter to toot feed at Psych Today Unofficial Bot @PTUnofficialBot
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #TeensMentalHealth #AIBots #MentalHealthChatbots #YouthWellness #SafetyRules #DigitalWellbeing #AdolescentHealth #ChatbotTherapy #JAMAPediatrics #TechSafetyInSchools