What is the Mental Health in the Age of AI Commission?
The Commission brings people together to talk about how AI can affect mental health, including its challenges and benefits.
It is led by a Commission board and includes activities where members of the public and people with personal experience can share their views and evidence.
The Commission will:
- Bring together people with lived experience, experts and decision‑makers
- Look at how AI is already being used for mental health
- Find out where it helps, and where it causes harm
- Share what we learn in clear reports
- Create trusted guidance for the public
- Aahuti Ray – Chair, Mental Health Innovation Network
- Alex Tambourides – Director, Mind in Enfield and Barnet, local service provider
- Danny Chambers MP – Liberal Democrat spokesperson for mental health
- David Gilbert – InHealth Associates, lived experience researcher
- Professor Elena Simperl – Co-Director, King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- Jamie Bartlett – Author and journalist, How to Talk to AI (and How Not To)
- Maeve Walsh – Director, Online Safety Act Network
- Dr Rebecca Sheriff – Consultant psychiatrist and expert in digital youth engagement for mental health
- Dr Sarah Hughes – CEO, Mind
- Zoe Amar – The charity sector's leading digital and AI expert, and Co-Chair of the Charity AI Taskforce
The key questions
The Commission will be looking to answer these 3 questions:
How is AI affecting help-seeking behaviours and mental health support pathways?
How do we keep people safe when using AI in their mental health journey?
What role does AI play in shaping inequalities in access to and experiences of mental health support?
Why are we doing this now?
More people are telling us that they’ve been confused, upset or harmed by advice from AI tools.
Some examples include:
- People receiving wrong or risky information about serious conditions
- People turning to AI because they feel they can’t talk to anyone else
- People forming emotional or “therapy‑like” relationships with AI tools that are not designed to give mental health support
AI is becoming common very quickly. We want to make sure people get information that is safe, clear, and based on real evidence.
Why Mind?
Mind has supported people with mental health problems for many years. We listen to people's real experiences and focus on what is safe and right for them. We’re independent and not part of government or a tech company, which means we can ask the questions that really matter.
What happens next?
Over the next year, the Commission will share updates, reports and clear guidance to help people use AI safely. We’ll also hold events and speak with experts, communities and decision‑makers.
July 2026
- Commission event launch
August – November 2026
- Call for evidence
January 2027
- Interim report
February - May 2027
- Call for evidence round 2
July 2027
- Final report and recommendations
After the final report
- People's Assembly on AI and Mental Health
Getting support
AI can sometimes create things that are untrue, dangerous, illegal or scary. If you need help with something you have seen, Mind's safeguarding team can help.
Our advisers are available from 9am–6pm on weekdays.
I need help right now
Mind's safeguarding team is not a crisis helpline. If you need urgent help, Mind can support you.
Get involved
Share your experience
We'd love to know how you're using AI, if it's been helpful, or if it has given you bad advice.
Soon, we'll be asking people to share their experiences with us. Check back soon for more information on how to get involved.
Donate and support Mind
We can’t deliver projects like the AI Commission on Mental Health without public support.
Together, we can be there with trusted information, at the end of the phone and in local communities, to ensure nobody has to face a mental health problem alone.
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For journalists and the media
If you are writing a story about AI and mental health, Mind is here to help. Our spokespeople can talk about the Commission and explain our concerns around AI and mental health. Visit our media centre to find the right person to talk to.
