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Youth are using chatbots for mental-health advice

A nationally representative U.S. survey found that almost one in five adolescents and young adults reported using an AI chatbot for mental-health advice.

JAMA Pediatrics1 June 2026Reviewed 26 July 2026
Youth are using chatbots for mental-health adviceFUURAA original conceptual visual

What the evidence indicates

A concise reading of the source

A nationally representative U.S. survey found that almost one in five adolescents and young adults reported using an AI chatbot for mental-health advice.

FUURAA interpretation

Why this could matter

Mental-health safeguards must reflect actual youth behaviour rather than assuming these tools are rarely used.

How to read this signal

Documented development

The underlying event, report or finding has been published. Its future consequences may still be uncertain.

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