Anonymousabout 2 hours ago
AI tools are rapidly entering mental health care through documentation assistants, triage chatbots, and direct-to-patient therapy apps, sparking a fierce debate between those who see technology as a solution to a workforce shortage affecting 137 million Americans and clinicians who fear a two-tiered system where human therapy becomes a luxury good. A March 2026 strike by 2,400 Kaiser Permanente therapists over AI-driven staffing cuts crystallized a conflict now playing out in legislatures, courtrooms, and clinical settings across the country.