# An update on our mental health-related work

DevFeed: [An update on our mental health-related work](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/an-update-on-our-mental-health-related-work-6704.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/update-on-mental-health-related-work>)

Published: 2026-02-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [ChatGPT](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chatgpt.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [chatgpt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chatgpt.md>), [evaluation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/evaluation.md>), [health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/health.md>), [mental-health](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mental-health.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI outlines ongoing mental health-related safety work for ChatGPT, including parental controls, a forthcoming trusted contact feature, improved emotional-distress detection, and evaluation methods for extended mental health conversations. The update also discusses coordinated California litigation and OpenAI's principles for handling additional cases.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI shares updates on its mental health safety work, including parental controls, trusted contacts, improved distress detection, and recent litigation developments.