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AI Chatbot Use and Disclosure for Mental Health Among US Adolescents and Young Adults

JAMA Pediatrics · published 2026

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mcbain-2026-youth-chatbot-mental-health · last checked 2026-10-18 · voice: research · origin: global north

Only the RAND abstract page was read, not the journal article. Nationally representative survey of 1,009 people aged 12–21, November 2025.

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    A 2025 national survey found that about one in five US young people aged 12–21 had used chatbots for mental-health advice; most found it helpful, and most had told no one.

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