Center for Practical AI
2-guide series

AI and Young People

Children and adolescents encounter AI in two environments that carry particular weight: school and mental health. These guides cover what families and educators need to know about surveillance in schools, AI-based cheating detection, and the documented harms of AI companion apps — with research citations, real cases, and actionable guidance.

The mental health guide discusses suicide and contains a content warning.

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students in AI surveillance systems — flagged without warrants

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licensed therapists required to build AI companion apps

Teaching AI and young people?

CPAI delivers trauma-informed, research-based workshops for schools, parent groups, and youth-serving organizations.