Mental health in an AI-driven world draws attention during awareness month

During Mental Health Awareness Month, digital wellbeing is getting fresh attention from the social media industry itself, with free educational sessions examining how social platforms and AI are reshaping minds and what people can do to stay centered, focused and resilient.

The themes on the agenda: the rise of so-called digital brain rot, concern over Meta's push toward AI friends and virtual companions, and practical ways to recover calm and direction in a tech-saturated life. Advocates also point to hopeful examples of countries building more human-centered digital policies.

The framing is notably not anti-technology: the message is awareness rather than abstinence, acknowledging that abandoning social media or AI is unrealistic for the many people whose livelihoods depend on them. The goal is reclaiming attention in an economy that profits from distraction.