Topic: Youth & Adolescents
FTC to Investigate AI Chatbots’ Impact on Children
The FTC is preparing to investigate leading AI firms, including OpenAI, Meta, and Character.AI, over potential mental health risks chatbots pose to children. The move comes amid growing complaints and state-level probes into unsafe or misleading AI-driven interactions.
Orygen Unveils 11-Point Plan to Support Young Men’s Mental Health
Orygen has released an 11-point plan to improve young men’s mental health, addressing barriers linked to rigid notions of masculinity and gaps in current support systems. Recommendations include updating the National Men’s Health Strategy, expanding professional capacity, promoting social connection,
The Power of Peer Work: Lived Experience as a Powerful Tool for Validation and Agency
ReachOut’s PeerChat, a digital peer support service for young people, has been shown to improve mental wellbeing by providing accessible, non-clinical, and recovery-oriented support grounded in lived experience.
Safeguarding youth and adolescents in the age of AI chatbots: a call for best practices
As AI chatbots become increasingly woven into the daily lives of children and adolescents, eMHIC underscores the urgent need for careful implementation and strong safeguards. Research reveals both promising benefits and serious risks these tools pose for young people’s mental
Balancing Risks and Benefits: Clinicians’ Perspectives on the Use of Generative AI Chatbots in Mental Healthcare
A new study explores how mental health clinicians view generative AI chatbots in care. Clinicians see both promise and risk in using AI chatbots, highlighting the need for caution, regulation, and human oversight.
Ireland’s Minister for Mental Health Launches ‘Navigator’ Signposting Tool to Support the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People
Ireland has launched navigator, a new digital tool offering young people aged 14–34 personalised, anonymous access to mental health resources and support.
A Double-Edged Sword: How Diverse Communities of Young People Think About the Multifaceted Relationship Between Social Media and Mental Health
The 2024 report “A Double-Edged Sword: How Diverse Communities of Young People Think About the Multifaceted Relationship Between Social Media and Mental Health” offers a clear explanation of social media’s complex role in youth well-being. It details how these platforms
US Bill to Boost Student Mental Health: The Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act
A new bipartisan US bill aims to boost student mental health by requiring college IDs (or websites) to display contacts for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988), Crisis Text Line, and campus mental health centers. This Improving Mental Health Access
Social Media and Youth Depression: A Causal Link?
A UCSF study reveals a direct, causal link between increased social media use and rising depressive symptoms in preteens. With screen time surging, youth mental health is impacted, highlighting the role of factors like cyberbullying and the urgent need for
Developing Responsible AI for the Mental Health of Young People
Caroline Figueroa’s work at Delft University of Technology focuses on Developing Responsible AI for the Mental Health of Young People. She stresses that for AI to truly benefit adolescents, it must be co-designed directly with them. Her research, including a
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