Becker's Healthcare December 29, 2023
Feeling blue? Your employer might have an AI app for that, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 27.
Workplaces increasingly are offering employees access to digital mental health tools, including AI chatbots meant to mimic therapists and wellness apps that diagnose mental health conditions, the report said. Over the summer, a survey of 457 U.S. companies conducted by professional services company WTW found that about one-third offer a “digital therapeutic” for mental health support. Another 15% were considering adding one by 2025.
The capabilities and goals of these services vary. Amazon gives employees free access to the app Twill, which uses AI to track users’ moods and create “personalized mental-health plan(s).” A construction workers’ union in Ohio will...
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