*[Enwl-eng] AI therapy puts people's mental health at risk, especially during crises

[ecology]

                        U.S. states must regulate AI for mental health 
services and keep people safe.










                        AI Therapy Is Already Becoming Popular — and 
Dangerous. U.S. States Must Regulate AI for Mental Health Services!



                        Sign Now




                        AI is everywhere now. As part of that, more and more 
people are turning to chatbots to talk about their emotions and mental 
health. But since AI bots haven't actually been properly trained in 
therapeutic interventions, this is essentially a trainwreck waiting to 
happen. That's especially true in crisis or life-and-death situations, which 
AI cannot be trusted to handle.

                        Luckily, individual U.S. states are taking action to 
protect the public — starting in Illinois. The governor there, JB Pritzker, 
approved the first law in the country to regulate how AI can be used when it 
comes to mental health services.

                        As Illinois State Representative Bob Morgan said, 
"We have already heard the horror stories when artificial intelligence 
pretends to be a licensed therapist. Individuals in crisis unknowingly 
turned to AI for help and were pushed toward dangerous, even lethal, 
behaviors."

                        That's why state lawmakers unanimously passed the 
Wellness and Oversight for Psychological Resources Act, showing incredible 
bipartisan agreement. This act ensures that only licensed, trained, vetted 
professionals can offer psychotherapy services — banning AI chatbots or 
similar tools from exclusively fulfilling that role on their own.

                        Since Trump announced his AI Action Plan that would 
seek to ban any U.S. state from regulating AI for 10 years, it's even more 
important that states act quickly to regulate important, life-saving 
professions like mental health while they still can.

                        Sign the petition to demand that U.S. states take 
action to protect their residents' safety and well-being by ensuring mental 
health care is handled by trained, licensed, credible experts!






                 Thank you,

                        Celeste

                        Care2 Petitions Team



                        P.S. Mental health isn't something we can mess 
around with. This is about safety. The stakes are simply too high to allow 
unlicensed, untrained, unaccountable chatbots to be taking charge. Sign the 
petition.

                             Sign Now









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 From: Celeste S., Care2 Action Alerts <actionalerts at care2.com>
Date: сб, 9 авг. 2025 г. в 19:23
Subject: AI therapy puts people's mental health at risk, especially during 
crises


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