Clinical Research
The science behind Ash
Research Partners
Clinical Research Team
Research Advisory Board
Dr. Tom Insel
Psychiatrist, Neuroscientist, Former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health
Dr. Nina Vasan
Psychiatrist & Director at the Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation
Dr. Pat Arean
Psychologist, Behavioral Scientist, & Former Director of Research at the NIMH
Dr. Devika Bhushan
Pediatrician, Former Acting Surgeon General of California, NAMI Board Member
Lori Gottlieb
Psychotherapist, New York Times bestselling author
Research
Daily functioning improves over the first four weeks of using Ash
Language signals of behavioral activation predict real-world outcomes for Ash users
Society for Digital Mental Health 2026 — invited panels (Derrick Hull, Caitlin Stamatis)
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2026 — panel (Derrick Hull)
More engagement, more improvement: a dose-response study of 100,000 Ash users
AI for good: purpose-built foundation models for mental health
Clinical improvement and engagement phenotypes with Ash: evidence from two real-world studies
Your Ex Is (Probably) Not a Narcissist
Shame and stigma as reasons people turn to Ash for emotional support
When Ash left the UK, most users turned to general-purpose AI — or to no support at all
Fireside Chat on the 'Use of Generative AI in Mental Health'
Purpose-built AI (Ash) is Much Safer than Generic AI (ChatGPT) on Benchmarks and in Real Conversations
What 20,000 real Ash conversations reveal about AI mental health safety
Purpose-built AI for mental health: real-world outcomes
Building realistic simulated patients to evaluate mental health AI (DIAL)
Connection, hope, and real progress: findings from our first real-world study
In a real-world pilot, Ash users saw sustained improvements in depression and anxiety
The Trust Factor: why scientific validation is key to AI's success in mental health
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2025 — invited panels (Caitlin Stamatis)
World Mental Health Day: Why We're Here
Does Text Therapy Really Work?
The Promise and Challenges of AI
CHI 2026 — panel on digital mental health and AI
CHAI Mental Health Chatbot Working Group — invited presentation (Caitlin Stamatis)
UK Mental Health Goals Programme — Digital Mental Health Workshop panel (Caitlin Stamatis)
Depression outcomes among pregnant and postpartum Ash users
