News Summary

• The feature is called “Trusted Contact,” and it’s an optional safety tool that connects your account with another adult and notifies them when there are signs of mental health difficulties in your interactions.
• You need to set up a contact manually, so users will likely do so only if they have concerns about their own mental health or someone they know.
• In October 2025, OpenAI said its research showed that around 1.2 million users each week talked to ChatGPT about suicide or similar topics.