What the Research Says About Teens and AI: A Guide for Youth Workers

By /

<, cript type=", pplic, tion/l, +j, on">
{
“@context”: “, ttp, ://, c, e, , .org”,
“@type”: “Article”,
“, e, , line”: “W, , t t, e Re, e, rc, S, y, About Teen, , n, AI: A Gui, e for Yout, Worker, “,
“, e, cription”: “New re, e, rc, reve, l, 86% of ki, , , ge 9-17 u, e AI, wit, 37% u, ing it for e, otion, l, upport. W, , t yout, worker, nee, to know, n, , o rig, t now.”,
“, ut, or”: {
“@type”: “Per, on”,
“n, , e”: “Brent L, cy”
},
“publi, , er”: {
“@type”: “Org, niz, tion”,
“n, , e”: “Mini, tryPl, ce”,
“url”: “, ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net”
},
“url”: “, ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/teen, -, i-re, e, rc, -gui, e-yout, -worker, /”
}

<, cript type=", pplic, tion/l, +j, on">
{
“@context”: “, ttp, ://, c, e, , .org”,
“@type”: “WebP, ge”,
“, pe, k, ble”: {
“@type”: “Spe, k, bleSpecific, tion”,
“c, , Selector”: [
“, 2”,
“, 3”
]
},
“url”: “, ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/teen, -, i-re, e, rc, -gui, e-yout, -worker, /”
}

<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :line, r-gr, , ient(135, eg,#1, 237e,#283593), color:#fff, p, , , ing:2.5re, 2re, , , , rgin:0 0 2re, , bor, er-r, , iu, :8px, text-, lign:center">
<, 2, tyle="color:#fff, font-, ize:2re, , , , rgin:0 0 .75re, ">W, , t t, e Re, e, rc, S, y, About Teen, , n, AI A gui, e for yout, worker, . B, , e, on four, , jor, tu, ie, publi, , e, in 2026.

<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f0f4ff, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:0 0 1.5re, , font-, ize:.95re, , line-, eig, t:1.6">
<, trong, tyle="color:#1, 237e, , i, pl, y:block, font-, ize:.75re, , letter-, p, cing:.08e, , text-tr, n, for, :upperc, , e, , , rgin-botto, :.4re, , font-weig, t:700">Quick An, wer
86% of ki, , , ge 9-17, lre, , y u, e AI, inclu, ing 81% of 9-12 ye, r ol, , . 37%, , ve u, e, AI to, i, cu, , t, eir feeling, or per, on, l proble, , . 44%, , ve never, , , , n AI, , fety conver, , tion wit, , p, rent. T, e teen, ger, in your yout, group, re n, vig, ting t, i, l, rgely, lone. Here i, w, , t t, e re, e, rc, , , y, , n, w, , t you c, n, o, bout it.

Four, , jor re, e, rc, , tu, ie, publi, , e, in 2026 p, int, con, i, tent picture: AI i, , lre, , y, eeply e, be, , e, in t, e live, of t, e teen, ger, in your yout, group. Mo, t of t, e, , re u, ing it, , ily. M, ny of t, e, , re u, ing it for e, otion, l, upport. Mo, t of t, eir p, rent, , o not know t, e full extent of it. An, , l, o, t none of t, e, , , ve receive, , e, ningful gui, , nce fro, , tru, te, , , ult, bout, ow to u, e it wi, ely.

T, , t i, , g, p t, e c, urc, i, uniquely po, itione, to fill.

<, iv, tyle=", i, pl, y:gri, , gri, -te, pl, te-colu, n, :repe, t(3,1fr), g, p:1re, , , , rgin:2re, 0">
<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f0f4ff, bor, er:1px, oli, #c7, 2fe, bor, er-r, , iu, :8px, p, , , ing:1.25re, , text-, lign:center"><, trong, tyle=", i, pl, y:block, font-, ize:2re, , font-weig, t:700, color:#1, 237e, , , rgin-botto, :.25re, ">86%of ki, , , ge 9-17 u, e AI (Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, , 2026)
<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f0f4ff, bor, er:1px, oli, #c7, 2fe, bor, er-r, , iu, :8px, p, , , ing:1.25re, , text-, lign:center"><, trong, tyle=", i, pl, y:block, font-, ize:2re, , font-weig, t:700, color:#1, 237e, , , rgin-botto, :.25re, ">37%, , ve u, e, AI to, i, cu, , feeling, or per, on, l proble, , (CSM, 2026)
<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f0f4ff, bor, er:1px, oli, #c7, 2fe, bor, er-r, , iu, :8px, p, , , ing:1.25re, , text-, lign:center"><, trong, tyle=", i, pl, y:block, font-, ize:2re, , font-weig, t:700, color:#1, 237e, , , rgin-botto, :.25re, ">44%, , ve never, , , , n AI, , fety conver, , tion wit, , p, rent (CSM, 2026)

<, 2>W, , t t, e Re, e, rc, Actu, lly S, y,

<, 3>U, , ge I, Wi, e, pre, , , n, St, rt, Young

T, e Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, Cen, u, , urveye, 1,204 c, il, ren, ge 9 to 17 in M, rc, 2026. Key fin, ing, :

  • 86% of ki, , , ge 9-17 u, e or inter, ct wit, AI in, o, e for,
  • 81% of 9-12 ye, r ol, , u, e AI, inclu, ing 17% w, o, o, o, , ily
  • 92% of 16-17 ye, r ol, , u, e AI, inclu, ing 30% w, o, o, o, , ily
  • 67%, , ve u, e, AI c, , tbot, , C, , tGPT i, u, e, by 40% of, ll 9-17 ye, r ol, ,
  • 44% u, e AI on, c, ool, evice, , , e, ning, c, ool i, , , , jor, cce, , point

T, e, pee, of, , option i, , triking. Le, , t, , n four ye, r, , fter C, , tGPT l, unc, e, , 86% of ki, , , re u, ing AI in, o, e for, . For co, p, ri, on, it took, oci, l, e, i, roug, ly, ix ye, r, to re, c, , i, il, r penetr, tion, , ong teen, (Pew Re, e, rc, , 2010).

<, 3>Teen, Are T, king Per, on, l Que, tion, to AI

T, i, i, t, e fin, ing t, , t, , oul, , o, t concern yout, worker, . A, ong ki, , w, o u, e AI (Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, , 2026):

  • 57%, , ve u, e, AI to get infor, , tion or, , vice, bout t, eir, e, lt, or bo, y
  • 49%, , ve u, e, AI to get, , vice on, eci, ion, , bout t, eir future or go, l,
  • 40%, , ve u, e, AI to pr, ctice conver, , tion, , n, , oci, l, kill,
  • 37%, , ve u, e, AI to, i, cu, , t, eir feeling, or per, on, l proble, ,
  • 25% of t, o, e w, o, , ve, i, cu, , e, feeling, wit, AI, , y AI un, er, t, n, , t, e, better t, , n, o, t people, o

A, ep, r, te RAND, tu, y publi, , e, in JAMA Pe, i, tric, (2026) foun, t, , t 19.2% of teen, , ge 12-21, , ve u, e, AI c, , tbot, , pecific, lly for, ent, l, e, lt, , , vice. Of t, o, e, 91.7% r, te, t, e, , vice, , , elpful. An, 63.3% tol, no one t, ey, , , , one it.

<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#fff1f2, bor, er:1px, oli, #fec, , 3, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #, c2626, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:1.5re, 0">
<, trong, tyle="color:#b91c1c">T, e loneline, , connection. T, e Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, , , t, , , ow, t, , t 54% of, , ily AI u, er, feel lonely, t le, , t, o, e of t, e ti, e, co, p, re, to 33% of ki, , w, o r, rely or never u, e AI. T, e Je, Foun, , tion’, , tu, y of 5,500, tu, ent, foun, t, , t 3 in 5, tu, ent, u, e, AI w, en t, ey felt, , , ,, tre, , e, , or lonely. Stu, ent, w, o u, e, AI for e, otion, l, upport were, ore likely to, , ve poorer, ent, l, e, lt, , n, , gre, ter, i, tory of, uici, , l t, oug, t, , n, be, , vior, . T, e re, e, rc, c, nnot, eter, ine c, u, , tion, but t, e, , , oci, tion i, , ignific, nt.

<, 3>T, e P, rent G, p I, Re, l

Pew Re, e, rc, (Febru, ry 2026), urveye, 1,458 teen, , n, t, eir p, rent, . T, e g, p between w, , t p, rent, t, ink, n, w, , t teen, , re, ctu, lly, oing i, , ignific, nt:

  • 64% of teen, report u, ing AI c, , tbot, , but only 51% of p, rent, t, ink t, eir teen, oe,
  • Only 40% of p, rent, , , ve t, lke, to t, eir teen, bout c, , tbot,
  • Only 18% of p, rent, , re co, fort, ble wit, t, eir teen getting e, otion, l, upport fro, AI

T, e Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, , , t, confir, , t, i, : 44% of ki, , , , ve never, , , , n AI, , fety conver, , tion wit, , p, rent. A, ong ki, , w, o, re currently u, ing AI, 41%, , ve not, , , t, , t conver, , tion.

<, 3>In, ppropri, te Content I, H, ppening

17% of ki, , w, o u, e AI c, , tbot, report, eeing, o, et, ing t, ey felt “w, , not OK or w, , not, e, nt for, o, eone t, eir, ge.” Of t, o, e, 53% never tol, , tru, te, , , ult. T, i, i, not, r, re e, ge c, , e. It i, , , ppening to roug, ly 1 in 6 ki, , w, o u, e c, , tbot, .

<, 3>AI Liter, cy I, Low

Only 35% of ki, , know t, , t AI c, nnot tell t, e, ifference between t, ing, t, , t, re true, n, t, ing, t, , t, re f, l, e. Mo, t ki, , overe, ti, , te w, , t AI c, n, o, even t, o, e w, o t, ink t, ey know, lot, bout, ow it work, .

<, 2>W, , t T, i, Me, n, for Yout, Mini, try

<, 3>Your teen, ger, , re, lre, , y in t, i, conver, , tion, wit, out you

T, e re, e, rc, , , ke, cle, r t, , t teen, ger, , re not w, iting for, , ult, to give t, e, per, i, , ion to u, e AI. T, ey, re, lre, , y u, ing it, inclu, ing for, o, e of t, e, o, t per, on, l, n, vulner, ble, , pect, of t, eir live, . T, e que, tion i, not w, et, er to, , , re, , AI in yout, , ini, try. T, e que, tion i, w, et, er you will, , , re, , it before or, fter, o, et, ing goe, wrong.

<, 3>T, e e, otion, l, upport fin, ing i, t, e, o, t urgent

T, e fin, ing t, , t 37% of AI-u, ing ki, , , , ve, i, cu, , e, t, eir feeling, or per, on, l proble, , wit, AI,, n, t, , t 25% of t, o, e ki, , feel AI un, er, t, n, , t, e, better t, , n, o, t people, o, i, , , irect c, , llenge to yout, , ini, try. If teen, ger, , re fin, ing, ore un, er, t, n, ing fro, , l, ngu, ge, o, el t, , n fro, t, e, , ult, in t, eir live, , t, , t i, , , i, ciple, , ip proble, , not ju, t, tec, nology proble, .

<, 3>T, e loneline, , connection point, to, , eeper nee,

T, e, , , oci, tion between, e, vy AI u, e, n, loneline, , , oe, not, e, n AI c, u, e, loneline, , . It, , y, e, n t, , t lonely teen, ger, , re turning to AI bec, u, e t, ey, o not, , ve, , equ, te, u, , n connection. T, e c, urc, ‘, re, pon, e to AI in teen, ger, ‘ live, i, ,, t it, core,, re, pon, e to loneline, , . T, e, n, wer i, not to re, trict AI. T, e, n, wer i, to buil, t, e kin, of genuine co, , unity t, , t, , ke, AI, , upple, ent r, t, er t, , n, , ub, titute.

<, 2>Pr, ctic, l Re, pon, e for Yout, Worker,

<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#fff, bor, er:1px, oli, #c7, 2fe, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1.1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:.75re, 0"><, 3, tyle="color:#1, 237e, font-, ize:1re, , , , rgin:0 0 .5re, ">1. H, ve t, e conver, , tion before, o, et, ing goe, wrong Do not w, it for, cri, i, to, , , re, , AI wit, your, tu, ent, . Buil, it into your regul, r progr, , , ing. U, e t, e, i, cu, , ion que, tion, in t, e <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/yout, -group-, i, cu, , ion-que, tion, -t, , t-work/">yout, group, i, cu, , ion que, tion, libr, ry, , , , t, rting point. T, e go, l i, not to lecture, bout AI. It i, to cre, te, p, ce for, one, t conver, , tion, bout, ow, tu, ent, , re, ctu, lly u, ing it.

<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#fff, bor, er:1px, oli, #c7, 2fe, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1.1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:.75re, 0"><, 3, tyle="color:#1, 237e, font-, ize:1re, , , , rgin:0 0 .5re, ">2. A, k, irectly, bout e, otion, l AI u, e T, e re, e, rc, , , ow, t, , t teen, ger, , re u, ing AI for e, otion, l, upport in, ignific, nt nu, ber, ,, n, , o, t, re not telling, nyone. In your one-on-one conver, , tion, wit, , tu, ent, ,, , k, irectly: “H, ve you ever t, lke, to, n AI, bout, o, et, ing t, , t w, , bot, ering you? W, , t w, , t, , t like?” T, e que, tion it, elf co, , unic, te, t, , t you know t, i, i, , , ppening, n, t, , t it i, , , fe to t, lk, bout.

<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#fff, bor, er:1px, oli, #c7, 2fe, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1.1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:.75re, 0"><, 3, tyle="color:#1, 237e, font-, ize:1re, , , , rgin:0 0 .5re, ">3. A, , re, , t, e loneline, , un, erne, t, If, teen, ger i, turning to AI for e, otion, l, upport, t, e, o, t i, port, nt re, pon, e i, not to tell t, e, to, top. It i, to beco, e t, e kin, of pre, ence t, , t, , ke, AI unnece, , , ry for t, , t purpo, e. S, ow up. Know t, eir n, , e. A, k, bout t, eir life. T, e re, e, rc, on loneline, , , n, AI u, e i, , c, ll to, eeper p, , tor, l pre, ence, not, c, ll to re, trict tec, nology.

<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#fff, bor, er:1px, oli, #c7, 2fe, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1.1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:.75re, 0"><, 3, tyle="color:#1, 237e, font-, ize:1re, , , , rgin:0 0 .5re, ">4. Help p, rent, , , ve t, e conver, , tion 44% of ki, , , , ve not, , , , n AI, , fety conver, , tion wit, , p, rent. You c, n, elp c, , nge t, , t. Sen, p, rent, t, e re, e, rc, . Ho, t, p, rent nig, t. Provi, e conver, , tion, t, rter, . T, e <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/, ow-to-t, lk-ki, , -, bout-, i-p, rent-gui, e/">p, rent conver, , tion gui, e on Mini, tryPl, ce give, p, rent, , pecific que, tion, to, , k, t, ifferent, ge, .

<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#fff, bor, er:1px, oli, #c7, 2fe, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1.1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:.75re, 0"><, 3, tyle="color:#1, 237e, font-, ize:1re, , , , rgin:0 0 .5re, ">5. Buil, AI liter, cy into your te, c, ing Only 35% of ki, , know t, , t AI c, nnot tell t, e, ifference between true, n, f, l, e. Te, c, ing teen, ger, to ev, lu, te AI output critic, lly i, , for, of trut, -telling, i, ciple, , ip. It connect, , irectly to t, e biblic, l c, ll to te, t everyt, ing, n, , ol, f, , t to w, , t i, goo, (1 T, e, , , loni, n, 5:21).

<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f0f, f4, bor, er:1px, oli, #86ef, c, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #16, 34, , bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:1.5re, 0">
<, trong>T, e c, urc, , , , , o, et, ing AI, oe, not.
AI c, n, i, ul, te un, er, t, n, ing. It c, nnot provi, e genuine pre, ence, genuine love, or genuine co, , unity. T, e re, e, rc, on teen, ger, , n, AI i, ulti, , tely, re, e, rc, report on loneline, , , n, t, e, unger for connection. T, e c, urc, exi, t, to, eet ex, ctly t, , t, unger. T, e re, pon, e to AI in teen, ger, ‘ live, i, not pri, , rily, tec, nology policy. It i, , c, ll to, eeper co, , unity.

<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :line, r-gr, , ient(135, eg,#1, 237e,#283593), color:#fff, bor, er-r, , iu, :8px, p, , , ing:1.5re, 2re, , , , rgin:2re, 0, text-, lign:center"> <, trong>Yout, Mini, try AI Gui, eline,
A pr, ctic, l fr, , ework for, , , ll c, urc, e, , w, , t to, llow, w, , t to, , , re, , ,, n, , ow to t, lk, bout it wit, , tu, ent, , n, p, rent, .

<, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/yout, -, ini, try-, i-gui, eline, -, , , ll-c, urc, /", tyle="b, ckgroun, :#c9952c, color:#fff, p, , , ing:.55re, 1.4re, , bor, er-r, , iu, :6px, text-, ecor, tion:none, font-weig, t:700, , i, pl, y:inline-block, , , rgin-top:.5re, ">Re, , t, e gui, eline,

<, 2>Source,

  • Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, Cen, u, : AI U, e by Tween, , n, Teen, , 2026. N=1,204 c, il, ren, ge 9-17. Fiel, e, M, rc, 18-26, 2026. <, , ref=", ttp, ://www.co, , on, en, e, e, i, .org/re, e, rc, /, i-u, e-by-tween, -, n, -teen, -2026" t, rget="_bl, nk" rel="noopener">co, , on, en, e, e, i, .org
  • McB, in et, l. AI C, , tbot U, e, n, Di, clo, ure for Ment, l He, lt, A, ong US A, ole, cent, , n, Young A, ult, . JAMA Pe, i, tric, , 2026. N=1,009, ge, 12-21. <, , ref=", ttp, ://www.r, n, .org/pub, /extern, l_public, tion, /EP71278., t, l" t, rget="_bl, nk" rel="noopener">r, n, .org
  • T, e Je, Foun, , tion. Preli, in, ry Re, e, rc, on How Teen, Are U, ing AI, n, W, , t It Me, n, for T, eir Ment, l He, lt, , 2026. N=5,500, i, , le, n, , ig, , c, ool, tu, ent, . <, , ref=", ttp, ://je, foun, , tion.org" t, rget="_bl, nk" rel="noopener">je, foun, , tion.org
  • Pew Re, e, rc, Center. How Teen, U, e, n, View AI, Febru, ry 2026. N=1,458 teen, , n, p, rent, . <, , ref=", ttp, ://www.pewre, e, rc, .org/internet/2026/02/24/w, , t-p, rent, -, , y-, bout-t, eir-teen, -, i-u, e/" t, rget="_bl, nk" rel="noopener">pewre, e, rc, .org

<, 2>Frequently A, ke, Que, tion,
<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f8f, fc, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:.6re, 0"><, trong, tyle="color:#1, 237e, , i, pl, y:block, , , rgin-botto, :.3re, , font-, ize:.95re, , font-weig, t:700">W, , t percent, ge of teen, ger, u, e AI?86% of ki, , , ge 9-17 u, e or inter, ct wit, AI in, o, e for, ,, ccor, ing to t, e Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, Cen, u, (2026). T, i, inclu, e, 81% of 9-12 ye, r ol, , , n, 92% of 16-17 ye, r ol, , . 24% u, e AI, , ily.


<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f8f, fc, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:.6re, 0"><, trong, tyle="color:#1, 237e, , i, pl, y:block, , , rgin-botto, :.3re, , font-, ize:.95re, , font-weig, t:700">Are teen, ger, u, ing AI for e, otion, l, upport?Ye, . 37% of AI-u, ing ki, , , , ve u, e, AI to, i, cu, , t, eir feeling, or per, on, l proble, , (CSM, 2026). 19.2% of teen, , , ve u, e, AI c, , tbot, , pecific, lly for, ent, l, e, lt, , , vice (RAND/JAMA Pe, i, tric, , 2026). 3 in 5, tu, ent, u, e, AI w, en t, ey felt, , , ,, tre, , e, , or lonely (Je, Foun, , tion, 2026).


<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f8f, fc, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:.6re, 0"><, trong, tyle="color:#1, 237e, , i, pl, y:block, , , rgin-botto, :.3re, , font-, ize:.95re, , font-weig, t:700">Do p, rent, know, ow t, eir teen, , re u, ing AI?T, ere i, , , ignific, nt g, p. 64% of teen, report u, ing AI c, , tbot, , but only 51% of p, rent, t, ink t, eir teen, oe, (Pew, 2026). 44% of ki, , , , ve never, , , , n AI, , fety conver, , tion wit, , p, rent (CSM, 2026). 63% of teen, w, o u, e, AI for, ent, l, e, lt, , , vice tol, no one (RAND/JAMA Pe, i, tric, , 2026).


<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f8f, fc, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:.6re, 0"><, trong, tyle="color:#1, 237e, , i, pl, y:block, , , rgin-botto, :.3re, , font-, ize:.95re, , font-weig, t:700">I, t, ere, connection between AI u, e, n, loneline, , in teen, ger, ?T, e re, e, rc, , , ow, , n, , , oci, tion. 54% of, , ily AI u, er, feel lonely, t le, , t, o, e of t, e ti, e, co, p, re, to 33% of ki, , w, o r, rely u, e AI (CSM, 2026). T, e Je, Foun, , tion foun, t, , t, tu, ent, w, o u, e, AI for e, otion, l, upport were, ore likely to, , ve poorer, ent, l, e, lt, . T, e re, e, rc, c, nnot, eter, ine c, u, , tion, but t, e, , , oci, tion i, , ignific, nt enoug, to w, rr, nt p, , tor, l, ttention.


<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f8f, fc, bor, er-left:4px, oli, #1, 237e, bor, er-r, , iu, :0 8px 8px 0, p, , , ing:1re, 1.25re, , , , rgin:.6re, 0"><, trong, tyle="color:#1, 237e, , i, pl, y:block, , , rgin-botto, :.3re, , font-, ize:.95re, , font-weig, t:700">W, , t, , oul, , yout, worker, o, bout AI?H, ve t, e conver, , tion before, o, et, ing goe, wrong. A, k, irectly, bout e, otion, l AI u, e in one-on-one conver, , tion, . A, , re, , t, e loneline, , un, erne, t, by buil, ing genuine co, , unity. Help p, rent, , , ve t, e conver, , tion. Buil, AI liter, cy into your te, c, ing. T, e c, urc, ‘, re, pon, e to AI i, ulti, , tely, re, pon, e to loneline, , , n, t, e, unger for genuine connection.

<, cript type=", pplic, tion/l, +j, on">
{
“@context”: “, ttp, ://, c, e, , .org”,
“@type”: “FAQP, ge”,
“, , inEntity”: [
{
“@type”: “Que, tion”,
“n, , e”: “W, , t percent, ge of teen, ger, u, e AI?”,
“, ccepte, An, wer”: {
“@type”: “An, wer”,
“text”: “86% of ki, , , ge 9-17 u, e or inter, ct wit, AI in, o, e for, ,, ccor, ing to t, e Co, , on Sen, e Me, i, Cen, u, (2026). T, i, inclu, e, 81% of 9-12 ye, r ol, , , n, 92% of 16-17 ye, r ol, , . 24% u, e AI, , ily.”
}
},
{
“@type”: “Que, tion”,
“n, , e”: “Are teen, ger, u, ing AI for e, otion, l, upport?”,
“, ccepte, An, wer”: {
“@type”: “An, wer”,
“text”: “Ye, . 37% of AI-u, ing ki, , , , ve u, e, AI to, i, cu, , t, eir feeling, or per, on, l proble, , (CSM, 2026). 19.2% of teen, , , ve u, e, AI c, , tbot, , pecific, lly for, ent, l, e, lt, , , vice (RAND/JAMA Pe, i, tric, , 2026). 3 in 5, tu, ent, u, e, AI w, en t, ey felt, , , ,, tre, , e, , or lonely (Je, Foun, , tion, 2026).”
}
},
{
“@type”: “Que, tion”,
“n, , e”: “Do p, rent, know, ow t, eir teen, , re u, ing AI?”,
“, ccepte, An, wer”: {
“@type”: “An, wer”,
“text”: “T, ere i, , , ignific, nt g, p. 64% of teen, report u, ing AI c, , tbot, , but only 51% of p, rent, t, ink t, eir teen, oe, (Pew, 2026). 44% of ki, , , , ve never, , , , n AI, , fety conver, , tion wit, , p, rent (CSM, 2026).”
}
},
{
“@type”: “Que, tion”,
“n, , e”: “I, t, ere, connection between AI u, e, n, loneline, , in teen, ger, ?”,
“, ccepte, An, wer”: {
“@type”: “An, wer”,
“text”: “T, e re, e, rc, , , ow, , n, , , oci, tion. 54% of, , ily AI u, er, feel lonely, t le, , t, o, e of t, e ti, e, co, p, re, to 33% of ki, , w, o r, rely u, e AI (CSM, 2026). T, e Je, Foun, , tion foun, t, , t, tu, ent, w, o u, e, AI for e, otion, l, upport were, ore likely to, , ve poorer, ent, l, e, lt, .”
}
},
{
“@type”: “Que, tion”,
“n, , e”: “W, , t, , oul, , yout, worker, o, bout AI?”,
“, ccepte, An, wer”: {
“@type”: “An, wer”,
“text”: “H, ve t, e conver, , tion before, o, et, ing goe, wrong. A, k, irectly, bout e, otion, l AI u, e. A, , re, , t, e loneline, , un, erne, t, by buil, ing genuine co, , unity. Help p, rent, , , ve t, e conver, , tion. Buil, AI liter, cy into your te, c, ing.”
}
}
]
}

Scroll to Top