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Children, teens and mental health · News

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  1. OpenAI · 41

    Update on OpenAI's mental health-related work

    OpenAI has released an update on its mental health-related work, including parental controls, trusted contacts, improved crisis detection, and recent litigation developments.

Dec 18, 2025Thu
  1. OpenAI · 39

    OpenAI updates Model Spec, adds teen protection principles

    OpenAI updated the Model Spec, adding principles for users under 18, specifying how ChatGPT should support teens in a safe, age-appropriate, and developmentally science-based manner. This update strengthens guardrails, clarifies expected model behavior in high-risk situations, and continues its existing work on teen safety in ChatGPT.

Oct 27, 2025Mon
  1. OpenAI · 29

    OpenAI strengthens ChatGPT's responses in sensitive conversations

    OpenAI worked with more than 170 mental health experts to improve ChatGPT's ability to recognize distress, respond empathetically, and guide users toward real-world support, reducing unsafe responses by up to 80%. OpenAI says this is intended to make ChatGPT safer and more supportive in sensitive moments.

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