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The AI Therapy Crisis: Why the AMA is Urging Congress to Regulate Mental Health Chatbots

Why the AMA Says Mental Health Chatbots Need Crisis Detection What You Should Know The Legislative Push: In letters to the Congressional AI Caucus, the Congressional Digital Health...

AMA urges lawmakers to implement stronger safeguards for AI chatbots in mental health

Recommendations from the organization include enforcing transparency standards, creating a risk-based oversight framework and mandating ongoing safety monitoring.

The urgent need for AI mental health regulation after Tumbler Ridge

The community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. is living through an unimaginable grief. As we mourn with them, we are right to ask what we can learn from this tragedy. Much of the public con...

The urgent need for AI mental health regulation after Tumbler Ridge

The community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. is living through an unimaginable grief. As we mourn with them, we are right to ask what we can learn from this tragedy. Much of the public con...

The urgent need for AI mental health regulation after Tumbler Ridge

The community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. is living through an unimaginable grief. As we mourn with them, we are right to ask what we can learn from this tragedy. Much of the public con...

What’s AI’s place in mental health care? Vermont lawmakers say it should be limited.

AMA Calls on Congress to Improve Safeguards for AI Mental Health Chatbots

The American Medical Association is urging Congress to add safeguards for AI mental health chatbots amid safety concerns, while noting their potential to expand access. The post AM...

AMA urges Congress to strengthen safeguards for AI chatbots

The American Medical Association (AMA) today urged federal lawmakers to put stronger safeguards in place as the use of augmented intelligence (AI) chatbots in mental health care co...

State Legislatures Consider Oversight of Artificial Intelligence in Health Insurance Decisions

As artificial intelligence (“AI”) continues to be deployed in new use cases, state legislatures are considering measures to oversee its use in health insurance, particularly in pri...

AI Reporter - May 2026

On the regulatory side, lawmakers and regulators across the U.S. are now accelerating efforts to impose clearer guardrails on AI. More than two dozen states are advancing or have e...

Hawaiʻi State Legislature passes Artificial Intelligence safety act

The landmark legislation would establish some of the nation’s first consumer protections and transparency requirements for conversational artificial intelligence services, particul...

Hawaiʻi State Legislature passes Artificial Intelligence Disclosure And Safety Act

The Hawaiʻi State Legislature gave final approval Wednesday to Senate Bill 3001, CD1, the Artificial Intelligence Disclosure and Safety Act, landmark legislation establishing some...

‘How Are You Using AI?’ Therapists Should Ask You That Question, Experts Argue

A paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using artificial intelligence chatbots, just as they would ask patients about sleep habits and su...

What to Know About AI and Mental Health

What to Know About AI and Mental Health Elizabeth Redden Fri, 04/03/2026 - 03:00 AM Many students are turning to AI for their mental health needs—a fact...

Suicide prevention measures can help AI better protect young users

Suicide prevention approaches are key to making sure conversational AI is safe for youth, argues a commentary in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The adoption of AI chatbo...

AI in the mental health care workforce is met with fear, pushback — and enthusiasm

Artificial intelligence tools that help mental health therapists take notes and keep records are quickly entering the marketplace. But some question the safety of AI in mental heal...

Enhancing AI with Suicide Prevention Measures to Better Safeguard Young Users

The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into everyday life has introduced profound changes in how people, especially youth, seek mental health support. Currently, con...

Federal AI Framework and Trump America AI Act: Health Care Impacts

The federal government is moving toward a unified national approach to AI regulation – and health care and life sciences organizations need to pay attention. There have been two ma...

The Tool Your Clients Wish You Had Prescribed

Your clients are already using AI for mental health support. How equipped do you feel to help them do it safely and effectively?

Why Behavioral Health Can’t Wait for AI and Telehealth Policy Clarity

The following is a guest article by Andy Flanagan, CEO at Iris Telehealth Behavioral health providers are expanding access to care while navigating three regulatory uncertainties:...

China Issues Draft Rules on Interactive AI Services

Regulators worldwide are grappling with how to address the alleged risks artificial intelligence ("AI")-powered chatbots and virtual companions pose, including for minors and the e...

Take Two (AI) Bills And Call Me In the Morning

Two major state artificial intelligence laws signed in May 2026 mark a significant escalation in AI compliance obligations for businesses that develop or deploy AI systems....By: D...

AI in Healthcare Translation and Interpretive Services: What Covered Entities Need to Know

As artificial intelligence’s role in healthcare services continues to expand, lawmakers have been taking action to regulate the use of AI in healthcare at both the federal and stat...

AI Privacy and Regulation Update

Artificial intelligence regulation has entered a new phase. What started as policy conversations about innovation, ethics, and voluntary guardrails is now a real compliance issue c...