PROJECTS

This project advances the safety of mental health chatbots by adapting Constitutional AI (CAI) with domain-specific principles tailored to psychological care. General AI safeguards often fail to address the unique risks of mental health applications, including crisis escalation, therapeutic guideline adherence, and sensitive dialogue handling. Our framework trains large language models with mental health–specific safety rules, enabling more reliable crisis intervention, reduced misinformation, and improved trust in emotionally vulnerable contexts. By enhancing both accuracy and safety, this work lays the foundation for scalable, trustworthy LLM-powered tools in therapy, crisis detection, and wellness support.