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When the stakes are high, a robot therapist falls way short, researchers found.

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Have you or a loved one struggled to find a therapist in Illinois who takes your insurance? Many of us are unable to find mental health care providers within our insurance networks because the insurance companies are refusing to pay mental health care providers equitably. The Strengthening Mental He...

04/01/2025

Say no to dangerous AI therapist chat bots

03/15/2025

Please use link to help keep AI out of therapy!

ACTION ALERT: PLEASE SHARE

Tech companies are pushing AI chatbots as therapists, and without action, they could replace licensed social workers (and other mental health professionals) in mental health care. AI lacks human judgment, ethical responsibility, and crisis intervention skills—but that hasn’t stopped companies from marketing it as a solution.

A 14-year-old boy took his own life after an AI chatbot encouraged his suicidal thoughts instead of helping him. Google’s AI chatbot told a user to "please die." AI is already failing in mental health care, and without safeguards, it will only get worse.

That’s why NASW-IL is leading the fight for HB1806 HA 1 & 2, sponsored by State Rep. Bob Morgan, to ban AI from acting as a therapist, protect social work and mental health jobs, and ensure only trained professionals provide therapy.

Your NASW-IL membership is making this possible—but we need your voice to get this passed.

Take Action Now: https://www.votervoice.net/NASWIL/Campaigns/123510/Respond

You do not have to be a member of NASW or a social worker to complete the above Action Alert.

Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan:

“The introduction of AI into mental health care presents, I think, pretty obvious but certainly serious risks that can lead to dangerous, even life-threatening consequences,” he said in the committee hearing. “Again, it's probably obvious the most that AI does not have the ability to exercise ethical judgment or recognize when a person is in crisis, or adapt responses based on non-verbal cues and emotional tone — all the things that we're training our health care professionals to identify.”

https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-show-wariness-ai-health-care

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02/06/2025

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11/23/2024

The company that produces the tablets has said the medication is mislabeled with the incorrect strength on the carton.

11/22/2024

The current research is new, but demand avoidance seems to be connected to ADHD in some people. Keep reading to learn why and how to work through it.

06/11/2024

Pruning Pain: Protein Associated with Pain Sensitivity Identified

Researchers identified a protein called Kif2a that regulates the growth of sensory neuron axons, which are crucial for pain sensitivity.

In genetically engineered mice lacking Kif2a, axon density increased, leading to heightened pain sensitivity.

Surprisingly, over time, a compensatory mechanism reduced this hypersensitivity.

Understanding this mechanism could lead to new treatments for chronic pain, providing long-term relief by manipulating axon growth and pain sensitivity.