{"id":44944,"date":"2026-06-03T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthwatchminute.com\/?p=44944"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:59:00","slug":"how-can-we-fill-that-gap-mental-wellness-advocate-wants-to-help-young-adults-turning-to-ai-for-mental-health-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthwatchminute.com\/?p=44944","title":{"rendered":"\u2018How can we fill that gap?\u2019 Mental wellness advocate wants to help young adults turning to AI for mental health advice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/dana-ross-szabo-interview.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;How can we fill that gap?&#8221; Mental wellness advocate wants to help young adults turning to AI for mental health advice <\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"description\" readability=\"13\">\n<p>Ross Szabo, the Wellness Director at the Geffen Academy at UCLA &amp; the author of &#8220;A Kids Book about Anxiety&#8221; joins Inside Politics to discuss mental wellbeing in an age of screen time and AI chatbots. 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