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When Does Emotional Support Become Emotional Dependence?
July 2026 · AI & Research

When Does Emotional Support Become Emotional Dependence?

Marianna FamengoRead →
Persistent Memory in Mental Health AI: Can a Predictive System Safely Remember?
July 2026 · AI & Research

Persistent Memory in Mental Health AI: Can a Predictive System Safely Remember?

Ezekiel TamondongRead →
The Expansion of Therapy-Speak: Between Accessibility and Distortion
July 2026 · Language & Culture

The Expansion of Therapy-Speak: Between Accessibility and Distortion

Marianna FamengoRead →
Minority Mental Health Month: Awareness Is No Longer the Challenge
July 2026 · Equity & Access

Minority Mental Health Month: Awareness Is No Longer the Challenge

Marianna FamengoRead →
Beyond Dopamine: Rethinking Compulsive Digital Behaviour
June 2026 · Neuroscience & Design

Beyond Dopamine: Rethinking Compulsive Digital Behaviour

Marianna FamengoRead →
Three to four times the deaths, a fraction of the help-seeking
June 2026 · Equity & Design

Three to four times the deaths, a fraction of the help-seeking

Valerie PetersonRead →
When the app shuts down, where does the care go?
June 2026 · AI & Safety

When the app shuts down, where does the care go?

Valerie PetersonRead →
Metabolic Psychiatry: When Brain Energy Becomes a Psychiatric Variable
June 2026 · Neuroscience & AI

Metabolic Psychiatry: When Brain Energy Becomes a Psychiatric Variable

Marianna FamengoRead →
The Design Defaults Mental Health Founders Are Inheriting Without Knowing It
June 2026 · Design & Ethics

The Design Defaults Mental Health Founders Are Inheriting Without Knowing It

Ezekiel TamondongRead →
The Gap Between AI Safety Benchmarks and Real-World Mental Health Use
June 2026 · AI & Safety

The Gap Between AI Safety Benchmarks and Real-World Mental Health Use

Valerie PetersonRead →
AI and the Gut-Brain Axis: How Machine Learning is Changing Microbiome Evidence
June 2026 · Neuroscience & AI

AI and the Gut-Brain Axis: How Machine Learning is Changing Microbiome Evidence

Marianna FamengoRead →
A Large Randomised Trial of AI Therapy: What It Found, and What It Did Not
June 2026 · Evidence & AI

A Large Randomised Trial of AI Therapy: What It Found, and What It Did Not

Valerie PetersonRead →
Movement, Emotion, and AI: Rethinking How Digital Tools Shape Emotional Awareness
June 2026 · Neuroscience & Design

Movement, Emotion, and AI: Rethinking How Digital Tools Shape Emotional Awareness

Marianna FamengoRead →
Sycophancy and Design: The Case Against Agreeable Machines
June 2026 · AI & Safety

Sycophancy and Design: The Case Against Agreeable Machines

Valerie PetersonRead →
Mental Health Data Prize Africa: innovation that is led from within the region
June 2026 · Equity & Innovation

Mental Health Data Prize Africa: innovation that is led from within the region

Valerie PetersonRead →
Europe is funding prevention, not products
June 2026 · Policy & Evidence

Europe is funding prevention, not products

Valerie PetersonRead →
The Wrong Layer
June 2026 · Policy & Product

The Wrong Layer

Valerie PetersonRead →
Designing for Wellbeing, Not Engagement: What the Evidence Actually Says
June 2026 · Evidence & Design

Designing for Wellbeing, Not Engagement: What the Evidence Actually Says

Valerie PetersonRead →
When General-Purpose AI Becomes the First Stop for Emotional Support
June 2026 · AI & Safety

When General-Purpose AI Becomes the First Stop for Emotional Support

Valerie PetersonRead →
The Hijacked Brain: What Digital Overwhelm Is Actually Doing to Mental Health
June 2026 · Neuroscience & Design

The Hijacked Brain: What Digital Overwhelm Is Actually Doing to Mental Health

Valerie PetersonRead →
The Evidence Gap Nobody Talks About
May 2026 · Evidence

The Evidence Gap Nobody Talks About

Valerie PetersonRead →
You Cannot Innovate Alone
May 2026 · Community

You Cannot Innovate Alone

nest Mental Health FoundationRead →
AI & Mental Health Apps: What the Evidence Shows
May 2026 · Evidence & Research

AI & Mental Health Apps: What the Evidence Shows

Valerie PetersonRead →
DMHI for University Students
February 2026 · Research

DMHI for University Students

Valentina UhlkeRead →
AI and Workplace Wellbeing
February 2026 · AI & Work

AI and Workplace Wellbeing

Valentina UhlkeRead →
How to Improve Mental Health Apps?
February 2026 · Product

How to Improve Mental Health Apps?

Valentina UhlkeRead →
AI in Mental Health: Benefits, Risks & Ethics
February 2026 · Ethics & AI

AI in Mental Health: Benefits, Risks & Ethics

Valentina UhlkeRead →
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