# Roughly three-quarters have never turned to AI for mental-health support

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/ai/roughly-three-quarters-have-never-turned-to-ai-for-mental-health-support/

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## Reading

Most Americans (74%) say they have never used an AI tool for mental-health or emotional-support purposes, according to a September 2025 Verasight survey.

About one-in-five (22%) have used AI this way: 11% in the past 30 days and 11% earlier than that. The remaining 4% prefer not to say.

## Topline

Which best describes you?

Roughly three-quarters have never turned to AI for mental-health support.

- Never used AI this way: 74.4%
- Used it before, but not in the past 30 days: 11.0%
- Used it in the past 30 days: 10.7%
- Prefer not to say: 4.0%

## 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: 2025-09-03 → 2025-09-08
- Base (unweighted): 1,519
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: AI Adoption Survey August 2025
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/august-ai-survey-2025#use-of-ai-for-mental-health-support](https://reports.verasight.io/r/august-ai-survey-2025#use-of-ai-for-mental-health-support)

## Citation

AI Adoption Survey August 2025, fielded September 3-8, 2025, N=1,519 United States adults, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/august-ai-survey-2025#use-of-ai-for-mental-health-support](https://reports.verasight.io/r/august-ai-survey-2025#use-of-ai-for-mental-health-support)