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title: Introducing MentalHealthBench
link: https://openai.com/index/introducing-mentalhealthbench
source: openai-com
published: 2026-09-23T10:00:00Z
updated: 2026-09-23T10:00:00Z
first_seen: 2026-10-19T01:26:53.998049939Z
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summary: MentalHealthBench is an expert-informed benchmark for evaluating helpful and safe AI responses across realistic mental health conversations.
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MentalHealthBench is an expert-informed benchmark for evaluating helpful and safe AI responses across realistic mental health conversations.