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Introducing MentalHealthBench.

Published 23 Sept 2026

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OpenAI Research introduced MentalHealthBench, an expert-informed benchmark for evaluating AI responses in realistic mental health conversations.

Why it matters: It provides a way to assess whether AI responses in mental health conversations are helpful and safe.

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MentalHealthBench is an expert-informed benchmark for evaluating helpful and safe AI responses across realistic mental health conversations.

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