The National Center for Emotional Wellness

12/01/2025

While AI can support emotional wellness during challenging experiences by offering evidence-based tools and strategies, it will never replace human presence.

While AI can support emotional wellness during challenging experiences by offering evidence-based tools and strategies, it will never replace human presence.

11/22/2025

AI now has the incredible ability to process, synthesize, and reflect our cognitions—our thoughts. Very soon, AI won’t just assist us—it will be perceived by many as their “best friend.”

AI-Integrated Emotional Wellness: Where Artificial Intelligence Meets the Depth and Irreplaceable Uniqueness of Human Emotion

11/18/2025

As AI systems become more integrated into our daily lives, they must be designed with a deep understanding of psychology to ensure effective, ethical, and responsible implementation.

An AI-Integrated Emotional Wellness Perspectiveby Mark D. Lerner, Ph.D.Chairman, The National Center for Emotional WellnessPrincipal Consultant & Creator, AI-Integrated Emotional WellnessThe field of artificial intelligence (AI) includes esteemed professionals from technical backgrounds, including c...

11/18/2025

AI-Integrated Emotional Wellness
The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Emotional Well-being

The National Center for Emotional Wellness provides practical information, engaging presentations, and innovative consultationto enhance emotional well-being through the integration of artificial intelligence.

11/17/2025

AI-Integrated Emotional Wellness presentation for Access to Care

Genuine emotional healing and trust require the presence of another person—face-to-face, in real time, with all of the subtle nuances that only human beings can provide.

11/16/2025

The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Human Emotion

The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Human Emotionby Mark D. Lerner, Ph.D.Chairman, The National Center for Emotional WellnessCreator & Principal Consultant, AI-Integrated Emotional WellnessAI-Integrated Emotional Wellness (AIEW) focuses on the broad interface of artificial intelligence (...

11/13/2025

The National Center for Emotional Wellness promotes emotional well-being through accessible education, inspiring presentations, and innovative consultation—including AI-Integrated Emotional Wellness (AIEW) solutions. The Center’s work underscores a central principle of AIEW: AI can support emotional health, but it can never replace the authenticity of a genuine, face-to-face human connection.

The National Center for Emotional Wellness provides practical information, engaging presentations, and innovative consultationto enhance emotional well-being through the integration of artificial intelligence.

10/20/2025

ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION—and Save Lives.

ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION—and Save LivesBy Mark D. Lerner, Ph.D.Chairman, The National Center for Emotional WellnessPrincipal Consultant and Creator, AI-Integrated Emotional WellnessActive shootings are devastating communities, tearing apart families, and shattering lives—yet they’re almost n...

10/14/2025

AI excels at processing information and utilizing empathic language—but it can’t authentically feel. It lacks consciousness, intuition, and the deeply personal and intimate nuances that define the human experience.

AI-Integrated Emotional Wellness: Where Artificial Intelligence Meets the Depth and Irreplaceable Uniqueness of Human EmotionBy Mark D. Lerner, Ph.D.Chairman, The National Center for Emotional WellnessPrincipal Consultant & Creator, AI-Integrated Emotional WellnessArtificial intelligence is rapidly....

10/13/2025

Prevention must be a priority. People should learn about the indicators of potential violence and be instructed on whom to share information. In nearly every violent attack, someone knew something to suggest the realization of violence. We must teach others to Err on the Side of Caution (ESC)—and save lives.

It’s Time to Foster Emotional Wellness in Americaby Mark D. Lerner, Ph.D. Chairman, The National Center for Emotional Wellness​Principal Consultant and Creator, AI-Integrated Emotional WellnessThere is no single solution to decrease the prevalence of violence in our nation's schools, universitie...

09/17/2025

There’s a powerful, often overlooked truth in nearly every mass shooting—someone knew something beforehand.

Err On the Side of Caution—and Save LivesBy Mark D. Lerner, Ph.D.Chairman, The National Center for Emotional WellnessPrincipal Consultant and Creator, AI-Integrated Emotional WellnessActive shootings are devastating communities and shattering lives—yet they’re almost never impulsive acts.There...