In 2026, five states enacted laws restricting AI therapy chatbots, joining Illinois and Nevada, which adopted similar measures last year, according to the Transparency Coalition’s 2026 Mid-Year State AI Legislation Report. The bans largely rely on states’ authority to license…
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Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults in the U.S. — an estimated 8.2 million people — used an AI chatbot for mental health advice in 2025, according to a study published June 1 in JAMA Pediatrics. The findings…
Health systems are rapidly adopting AI in healthcare, and behavioral health leaders have taken note of what is — and is not — working. From preventing clinician burnout to creating tools for emotional support for caregivers, here are five systems…
More than one-third of psychologists, 35%, said patients are using AI as an additional mental health professional, according to American Psychological Association’s 2026 Chatbots and Mental Health Survey. APA surveyed more than 1,200 licensed psychologists in the U.S. who are…
From requiring companies to disclose that chatbots are not human to restricting the technology’s use in treating patients, these five states have passed laws or created agencies to address AI’s role in mental health.
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Salt Lake City-based Huntsman Mental Health Institute has published a framework designed to guide the ethical development and deployment of AI systems used in healthcare. The framework — Scalable Agile Framework for Execution in AI, or SAFE AI — was…
Marc Miller, CEO of King of Prussia-based Universal Health Services, said the for-profit health system has enhanced its acute care revenue cycle operations by deploying AI tools to improve documentation and streamline its claims appeals process. The system is focusing…
The National Academy of Medicine released a framework in May 2025 to guide the development and use of trustworthy, human-centered AI across healthcare, specifically telehealth and behavioral health settings. “An Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct for Health and Medicine: Essential…
The Substance Use Disorder Foundation is calling on state and federal stakeholders to develop national standards for ambient care, citing rapid adoption of AI tools in behavioral health. Ambient care is described as a healthcare model in which AI-enabled systems…
A study published Jan. 27 in Mental Health Research found an AI model predicted substance use disorder defining behaviors with up to 83% accuracy and addiction severity with up to 84%. University of Cincinnati researchers Sumra Bari, PhD, the study’s…