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Nearly 1 in 5 US teens and young adults have sought mental health advice from AI chatbots, study finds<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2026\/06\/04\/nearly-1-in-5-us-teens-and-young-adults-have-sought-mental-health-advice-from-ai-chatbots-study-finds\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-04 08:43:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.click2houston.com<\/a><\/p>\n

HOUSTON<\/strong> \u2013 Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adolescents and young adults have used artificial intelligence chatbots for mental health advice, and most have never told anyone, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.<\/p>\n

Researchers found that 19.2% of Americans ages 12 to 21, representing an estimated 8.2 million people nationwide, reported using AI chatbots for mental health advice in 2025. <\/p>\n

Among those users, nearly two-thirds said they had not disclosed their chatbot use to anyone.<\/p>\n

The findings come as the United States continues to grapple with a youth mental health crisis and as AI tools become increasingly common in young people\u2019s daily lives. <\/p>\n

Researchers said the results suggest AI chatbots have become a common source of mental health advice for adolescents and young adults.<\/p>\n

The study, led by researchers from RAND, Harvard Medical School, MIT Media Lab and several other institutions, surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,009 adolescents and young adults in November 2025. <\/p>\n

The weighted sample represented approximately 42.8 million U.S. youths.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this nationally representative survey, we estimated that roughly 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults in the U.S., representing approximately 8 million individuals, have ever used an AI chatbot for mental health advice as of 2025,\u201d the authors wrote.<\/p>\n

Use increased from the previous year<\/h4>\n

The study found chatbot use for mental health advice has grown since a similar survey conducted by the research team in 2024.<\/p>\n

Researchers noted that 13.1% of adolescents and young adults reported using generative AI for mental health advice in the earlier survey, compared with 19.2% in the current study.<\/p>\n

The researchers highlighted the increase in the study\u2019s key findings, noting that chatbot use for mental health advice had increased by nearly half in a single year.<\/p>\n

Participants were asked whether they had sought advice from AI chatbots when feeling sad, angry, nervous or stressed. Examples of chatbots provided in the…<\/p>\n

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