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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Hurtado</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act relating to mental health. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Mental health: artificial intelligence effects on youth.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law requires the State Department of Health Care Services to establish a program designed to prevent mental illnesses from becoming severe and disabling, which includes mental health services and emphasizes strategies to reduce suicide, incarcerations, school failure or dropout, and prolonged suffering, among others.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to protect the mental health, safety, and well-being of children and adolescents in California by addressing the growing impact artificial intelligence and digital technologies have on youths’ mental health development. </html:p>
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(a)
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The Legislature recognizes that artificial intelligence- (AI) driven platforms and algorithmic systems are increasingly shaping youths’ online experience, which can negatively affect their mental health, including causing anxiety and depression, which can lead to addictive behaviors and suicidal ideation. This act seeks to balance the innovation of these systems with responsibility, ensuring that technological advancements do not come at the expense of the development and safety of California’s youth.
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(b)
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It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to protect the mental health, safety, and well-being of children and adolescents in California by addressing the growing impact AI and digital
technologies have on youths’ mental health development.
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