On May 29th, 2025, Spain hosted its inaugural national workshop, “AI & Mental Health: No Turning Back.”
This collaborative event with Google for Startups marked a significant milestone in fostering governance capacity and professional leadership for artificial intelligence applications in mental health. The workshop’s outcomes directly align with ongoing international dialogues on this critical topic.
AI in Mental Health Resources & Workshop Materials
For those interested in the key findings and discussions, a variety of resources from the event are available:
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Summary Report: “From the Workshop to Professional Action“: A comprehensive PDF report detailing the workshop’s outcomes and recommendations.
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Official Event Page & Video Recordings: Explore more about the “AI en Salud Mental” jornada, including access to all video content, on the cibersalud.es event page.
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Full YouTube Playlist: AI & Mental Health Workshop Videos (English Subtitles): Access all workshop presentations and discussions. The YouTube Playlist – AI & Mental Health Workshop features videos with human-generated English subtitles, chosen over AI-based voice translation to ensure message clarity and fidelity.
Key Learnings: International Implications of AI in Mental Healthcare
The workshop generated several crucial insights with significant global relevance for the future of AI in mental health:
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Professional Leadership for AI-Driven Mental Health Transformation: Emphasizing the vital role of mental health professionals in guiding and implementing AI technologies. AI governance in healthcare is underscored as a core professional responsibility.
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Ethical AI Frameworks and Training in Clinical Practice: The urgent need for ethical AI guidelines and accelerated AI training for mental health clinicians to keep pace with evolving clinical realities.
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Spain’s Hybrid Model: Institutions, Startups, and Academia in AI: An examination of Spain’s emerging hybrid ecosystem involving collaborations between healthcare institutions, AI startups, and academic research in mental health. This model offers valuable lessons for other national healthcare systems.
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Addressing Fragmentation and Fostering Integrated AI Mental Health Models: Highlighting the primary risk of fragmentation of care due to AI, while simultaneously presenting the immense opportunity for developing integrated and scalable AI models to enhance mental health support.
