3 papers
cs.AI2026
AI Chatbot Suicide Risk Detection and Response: Human Validation Study of the Open-Source VERA-MH Safety Evaluation
Kate H. Bentley, Luca Belli, Adam M. Chekroud +7
Millions of people now use generative AI chatbots for psychological support. Despite their promise, the most pressing question in AI for mental health is whether these tools are sa…
cs.AI2026
VERA-MH: Validation of Ethical and Responsible AI in Mental Health
Luca Belli, Kate H. Bentley, Josh Gieringer +6
Chatbot usage has increased, including in fields for which they were never developed for--notably mental health support. To that end, we introduce Validations of Ethical and Respon…
cs.CY2026
VERA-MH Concept Paper
Luca Belli, Kate H. Bentley, Will Alexander +5
We introduce VERA-MH (Validation of Ethical and Responsible AI in Mental Health), an automated evaluation of the safety of AI chatbots used in mental health contexts, with an initi…