How Artificial Intelligence is progressing in mental healthcare

According to the report, suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death worldwide. Over the years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have been used to fill gaps in mental health care: be it the diagnosis or detection of the early signs of mental health issues. Now, researchers at the University of South Carolina's Viterbi School of Engineering (USC's VSE) have developed an algorithm that can identify individuals in real-life social groups who can be trained as gatekeepers to spot suicidal tendencies. "Gatekeeper training" is an intervention training method approved by WHO. A suicide prevention gatekeeper can be any community member.