AI use surging for mental health help among young people — Harvard Gazette

AI use surging for mental health help among young people — Harvard Gazette

Health AI use surging for mental health help among young people Hao Yu. File photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer August 3, 2026 6 min read Survey researcher says popularity may help fill gap between rising national problem, shortage of clinicians — provided counsel is sound The question is no longer whether young people are using AI for mental he…

Unprecedented: Young Adults Are Ditching Therapy for AI — Here’s Why It’s So Dangerous

Spread the love“`html There’s a quiet revolution happening in mental health support, especially among young adults. It’s a shift so significant, and frankly, so concerning, that it demands our immediate attention. We’re talking about the rapid, almost clandestine, adoption of AI therapy chatbots, and the alarming rate at which they’re replacing — or at least supplementing — traditional therapy for young adults. Recent data from a Harvard Medical School study, led by Hao Yu, paints a stark picture: the use of AI chatbots for mental health assistance among adolescents and young adults has surged by a staggering 60% in just […]