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SUMMARY:2026 Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) Campaign, Presentation #1 – “More Than an Answer” by Dr. Fernando Alessandri
DESCRIPTION:\n2026 Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) Campaign #HumansOverAlgorithms\n\n\n\nWe chose this year’s campaign based on the published stats from NIH (Nov 2025). Humans need connection, empathy and emotional understanding. We want to bring awareness of how AI is impacting our communities and the human need for connection and empathy.\n\n\n\nUsage by Age Group\n\n\n\n\nAdolescents & Young Adults (12–25): Approx. 13.1% use generative AI for mental health advice, with 65.5% of those users seeking advice monthly or more often. Young adults (18-21) have higher adoption rates (22.2%). Daily, 31% of teens aged 15-17 and 24% of 13-14 year olds use AI chatbots.\n\n\n\nAdults (18+): Over 50% of U.S. adults use AI to manage stress, anxiety, or other mental health needs.\n\n\n\nOlder Adults (50+): Only 8% of adults aged 60 and older use AI for mental health. Roughly 50% of those 50+ are not confident in their ability to identify incorrect AI information, particularly those with poor physical health.\n\n\n\n\nDigital systems are optimized for engagement, not for care.\n\n\n\n#HumansOverAlgorithms \n\n\n\nJoin us for the upcoming five presentations by our esteemed Alumni and Faculty members. All presentations are open to the public and free to register.\n\n\n\nPresentation #1: April 23rd, 6:30pm EST, Dr. Fernando Alessandri, DMU MS-Clin 2011 Alumnus\n\n\n\nJoin us for an exclusive presentation by Dr. Fernando Alessandri, DMU MS-Clin 2011 Alumnus, who will present on “More Than an Answer”\n\n\n\nThe core idea behind the presentation is that therapy is not about quick solutions—it is about exploration, reflection, and relationship.\n\n\n\nAbout Dr. Alessandri\n\n\n\nDr. Fernando Alessandri earned his M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Divine Mercy University in 2011 and went on to earn a Ph.D. at the University of Mississippi in 2016. His training included a practicum, internship, and postdoc at Veterans Administration Medical Centers in Honolulu and San Diego.\n\n\n\nHis interests and passions led him to work in very varied settings including with Veterans, couples, employees of Fortune 100 companies, a low-income community clinic, and inmates at a NY forensic hospital and most recently at a maximum security prison in Los Angeles County.\n\n\n\nPrior to pursuing psychology, Fernando worked in advertising as a copywriter in the 1990s and then earned a Master of Fine Arts in Film & Television Production from the University of Southern California (2002). He worked on TV movies in that industry until 2008.\n\n\n\n\nClick Here to Register for “More Than an Answer” ( https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7017762696299/WN_x8FeSlMaRuW7PRJVChO0qA#/registration )\n\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://divinemercy.edu/calendar/mham1/
CATEGORIES:Humans Over Algorithms
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