05/08/2026
Research has shown concerns surrounding teen's use of A.I. companions. Some of these concerns include providing teens with dangerous advice and encouraging emotional dependency on A.I. companions.
But what is McMillen Health doing to address these concerns?🤔
Our Director of Educational Services organized a workshop where staff had the opportunity to learn, research, and discuss this topic. We are also currently running a campaign, Draw the Line Online. The contributions towards this campaign will help us to add additional information over the dangers of A.I. companions into our internet safety programs and develop new programs over this topic!
This campaign will be running until June 30th, and we are currently at 41% of our $10,000 goal. If you want to support this cause and campaign, click the link below to donate!
https://bit.ly/3PqYZ6T
Statistics come from the 2025 article "Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs:
How and Why Teens Use AI Companions" by Michael B. Robb and Supreet Mann.