Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Why AI chatbots may not be ready to support NZ teens' mental health
Description: As many as one in five Kiwi youth, aged between 15 and 24, have experienced anxiety or depression at some point in their lives. The 2022/23 New Zealand Health Survey found that of those young people experiencing high mental health needs, 77% can’t access support when they need it. So, with services experiencing this kind of unprecedented demand, what if there was another solution? What if, teens turned to AI for mental health support? It’s a growing trend among youth in the US, 72% of teens there admit they’ve used AI chatbots as compan...