@inproceedings{haliburton_mentalbuddy_2022,
	address = {New Orleans, LA, USA},
	title = {{MentalBuddy}: {Expanding} {Access} to {Mental} {Healthcare} {Through} {Conversational} {Agents}},
	abstract = {Voice interactions with conversational agents are becoming increasingly ubiquitous. At the same time, stigmas around mental health are beginning to break down, but there remain significant barriers to treatment. Mental health conditions are highly prevalent and people fail to receive help due to lack of access, information, or structures. We aim to address these problems by investigating the applicability of voice-based conversational agents for mental health. In this paper, we introduce our first prototype, MentalBuddy, present initial user feedback, and discuss the potential ethical implications of using conversational agents in mental health applications. With proper considerations, conversational interfaces have the potential to create scalable access to mental health prevention, diagnosis, and therapy.},
	language = {en},
	booktitle = {{CUI}@{CHI}},
	publisher = {ACM},
	author = {Haliburton, Luke and Kruse, Mari and Voit, Christopher and Schmidt, Albrecht},
	month = apr,
	year = {2022},
	pages = {6},
}