Forbes October 14, 2025
A behavioral telehealth startup called Marble Health is betting on something refreshingly human: real therapists, not AI, can help solve the nation’s youth mental health crisis.
In April 2025, sixteen-year-old Adam Raine died by suicide after countless late-night conversations he’d had with ChatGPT, where the AI allegedly gave instructions on the method to do it and offered to help him craft a suicide note. The story became a national flashpoint—an indictment of the dangers of AI and a reality check on the mental health crisis young people are facing right now.
Suicide is the third-leading cause of death among U.S. high-school students, according to the CDC. Overall, 39.7% of students experienced persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness, 28.5% experienced poor...
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