What a New Pediatric Crisis Study on Technology Tells Caregivers of People With Serious Mental Illness
Shocking new data: nearly one in five pediatric psychiatric crises now involve digital media, and those cases are twice as likely to end in hospitalization. Caregivers, take note right now.
“Connected Care” Accepted by the Library of Congress!
From a practical guide to a place in history: Connected Care has been accepted into the Library of Congress collection. I’m thrilled that this resource on technology, mental health, and everyday connection will be preserved for future readers.
Connected Care: Avatar Therapy Special Edition
27 years of hearing voices that said she wasn’t worth living as a human being. Then she put on a VR headset and talked back. Five years later: silence, finally.
Connected Care Special Edition: Neurotech
Neurotech is moving fast. What is it? Why do you care…if your loved one has serious mental illness…you might want to know.
Connected Care: Regulatory Special Edition
Five states ban AI therapy. Others allow it with rules. Nobody agrees. Meanwhile, 1 in 6 adults — 1 in 4 under 30 — already quietly use AI for mental health help.
Connected Care Newsletter 31 August 2026
AI-AI-O. The new version of E-I-E-I-O.
But, AI chatbots are increasingly under inspection for psychosis. GOOD.
Connected Care News | 21 August 2026
This week: could Meta’s landmark $567M ruling extend to AI chatbots? Plus, why the most rigorously tested AI therapist still isn’t available — while copycats already are.
Meta Just Lost a $567 Million Case. AI Therapy Chatbots Could Be Next
The most dangerous thing about your AI chatbot isn’t what it says. It’s that it’s built to never disagree with you. $567 million. That’s what a court just said bad product design costs. AI therapy chatbots should be nervous.
Connected Care News | 11 August 2026
This week: California debates banning AI “therapists,” researchers name the exact pattern behind chatbot harm, and a psychiatrist explains why the human relationship still matters most.
Connected Care News | 10 August 2026
This week: a ChatGPT health tip that landed someone in the hospital, a surprising relapse-warning signal, and California’s fight over AI therapy chatbots at Kaiser.