Research

Updates and information from the Ash Clinical Research team

Daily functioning improves over the first four weeks of using Ash

Your Ex Is (Probably) Not a Narcissist

Purpose-built AI (Ash) is Much Safer than Generic AI (ChatGPT) on Benchmarks and in Real Conversations

Connection, hope, and real progress: findings from our first real-world study

World Mental Health Day: Why We're Here

What 20,000 real Ash conversations reveal about AI mental health safety

More engagement, more improvement: a dose-response study of 100,000 Ash users

Does Text Therapy Really Work?

CHI 2026 — panel on digital mental health and AI

Clinical improvement and engagement phenotypes with Ash: evidence from two real-world studies

AI for good: purpose-built foundation models for mental health

Language signals of behavioral activation predict real-world outcomes for Ash users

Fireside Chat on the 'Use of Generative AI in Mental Health'

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

In a real-world pilot, Ash users saw sustained improvements in depression and anxiety

Purpose-built AI for mental health: real-world outcomes

Building realistic simulated patients to evaluate mental health AI (DIAL)

American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting 2026 — panel (Derrick Hull)

Society for Digital Mental Health 2026 — invited panels (Derrick Hull, Caitlin Stamatis)

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 2025 — invited panels (Caitlin Stamatis)

CHAI Mental Health Chatbot Working Group — invited presentation (Caitlin Stamatis)

UK Mental Health Goals Programme — Digital Mental Health Workshop panel (Caitlin Stamatis)

The Trust Factor: why scientific validation is key to AI's success in mental health

The Promise and Challenges of AI

Depression outcomes among pregnant and postpartum Ash users

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Ash is not designed to be used in crisis. If you are in crisis, please seek out professional help, or a crisis line. You can find resources at www.findahelpline.com.

Begin your journey

Take the first step today

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Ash is not designed to be used in crisis. If you are in crisis, please seek out professional help, or a crisis line. You can find resources at www.findahelpline.com.

Begin your journey

Take the first step today

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Ash is not designed to be used in crisis. If you are in crisis, please seek out professional help, or a crisis line. You can find resources at www.findahelpline.com.