@article{aichatbotsuicideriskdetectionandresponse, title = {AI Chatbot Suicide Risk Detection and Response: Human Validation Study of the Open-Source VERA-MH Safety Evaluation}, author = {Kate H. Bentley and Luca Belli and Adam M. Chekroud and Emily J. Ward and Emily R. Dworkin and Emily Van Ark and Kelly M. Johnston and Will Alexander and Millard Brown and Matt Hawrilenko}, year = {2026}, eprint = {2602.05088}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.05088}, }