Adolescent Mental Health and the Chatbot Therapist

Dec 15, 2025
1h 2m

Episode Description

On today's show the Pugs engage the rapidly growing turn to AI chatbots for mental health needs by teenagers. In what realistic ways can the church step into the situation? What hurdles and limits do we encounter as we set out ways to address this growing crisis, especially among the disadvantaged? The Pugs wrestle through these complex matters in this episode.


Article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/09/teenagers-ai-chatbots-mental-health-support


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