The Cost of Suicide Prevention Software
Is this the best way to address an urgent mental health crisis? The data isn’t there yet.
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Show Notes
Between a third and half of American schoolchildren have a form of “mental health monitoring” software on their school devices, which scans for and flags certain keywords.
While intuitively appealing, is it worth the false positives, privacy issues, and compromised trust?
Guest: Ellen Barry, mental health reporter for the New York Times.
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