Most Americans who use AI chatbots for mental health have someone else to talk to
Core finding
Among Americans who have used AI for mental-health or emotional-support purposes, roughly three-quarters (74%) say they would have someone else to talk to about their mental health if they could no longer chat with an AI chatbot, according to a September 2025 Verasight survey. That includes 53% who say they have a strong support network of friends and family and 22% who say they routinely see a mental health professional.
A smaller share (17%) say they would not have anyone else to talk to, and another 8% say they do not use an AI chatbot for mental health purposes.
Topline distribution
Most Americans who use AI chatbots for mental health have someone else to talk to.
If you were not longer able to chat with an AI chatbot, would you have someone else to talk to about your mental health?
n = 353 · Sep 3–8, 2025 · MoE ±6.8%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Sep 3–8, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 353 |
| Margin of error | ±6.8% |
| Module | AI Adoption Survey August 2025 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/august-ai-survey-2025
If you were not longer able to chat with an AI chatbot, would you have someone else to talk to about your mental health?
- reports.verasight.io/r/2026-predictions
If you were no longer able to chat with an AI chatbot, would you have someone else to talk to about your mental health?
Cite this question
AI Adoption Survey August 2025, fielded September 3-8, 2025, N=353 United States adults, +/- 6.8%.