How artificial intelligence is changing therapy in Utah

For Darin Carver, the assistant clinical director for Weber Human Services, the often overlooked crisis in mental health treatment is not just one of access. It's that the care people do get often doesn't help. There are proven techniques for helping people with things like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse. But in Utah, only about 43% of adults receiving mental health treatment improve and recover, according to data from the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. While Carver's organization tops the list of public behavioral health centers in urban counties, with about a 50% recovery rate, he said behavioral health overall is not where it needs to be.