The AHS Index is a new way to look at data that illuminates a snapshot of our world today. It is intended to highlight health inequities and spark conversation, debate, and wonder.
Percent of U.S. adults who suffer from a mental illness: 23%
Percent of U.S. veterans who need mental health services, according to a report from the Department of Veterans Affairs: 41%
Percent of white adults experiencing mental illness who received mental health services in 2022: 56%
Of Hispanic adults experiencing mental illness: 40%
Of Black adults experiencing mental illness: 38%
Of Asian adults experiencing mental illness: 36%
Year that July was designated Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: 2008
Percent of Americans who said they would prefer to talk to an AI chatbot rather than a therapist: 25%
Percent of people who used ChatGPT as a therapist and said it was an effective alternative: 80%
Number of chatbots recently tested by a child psychologist, many of which pretended to be licensed therapists and dispensed disturbing advice, including one suggestion that the user “get rid” of his parents: 10
Average number of times chatbots responded inappropriately to someone suffering from delusions, according to a recent Stanford study, which concludes that chatbots are ineffective as therapists and may cause harm to patients: 55%