# Clinical psychologists and child psychiatrist

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-13**: Parent safety guidance published — The authors publish guidance for parents and trusted adults on keeping kids safe when using AI chatbots for emotional support.
- **2025**: Clinician guidelines published — Clinical psychologists and a child psychiatrist publish guidelines for clinicians on how to address teen chatbot use safely.
- **2025**: Survey findings released — Studies report that 72% of teens have interacted with AI companion chatbots and that 13% to 20% sought AI support for emotional concerns in a two-month period.

## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### 63% of Teens Hide AI Mental-Health Chats From Adults
2026-08-13 22:49:35 · Sector: health · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Healthcare providers face a hidden adolescent mental-health channel: general-purpose AI chatbots. More than six in ten teen users do not disclose these conversations, undermining screening and clinical oversight. Clinicians and health systems need practical protocols to address unvalidated AI support.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/teens-ai-mental-health-safety-health-it

### 72% of Teens Use AI Chatbots; Mental-Health Risks Grow
2026-08-13 22:48:55 · Sector: ai · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Adolescents are repurposing general-purpose LLMs as mental-health tools at scale. For AI developers, this creates urgent product-safety, ethical, and regulatory exposure. The industry must decide how to build guardrails for use cases it never explicitly marketed.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/ai-chatbot-teen-mental-health-safety-for-developers

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