OpenAILaunchPolicySeptember 23, 2026

OpenAI releases MentalHealthBench for AI mental health chats

OpenAI released MentalHealthBench, an open benchmark for evaluating helpful and safe AI responses in realistic mental health conversations. It was built with input from more than 80 mental health clinicians and released openly so other researchers can examine it.

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