Catholic Charities of OKC, Catholic Charities USA and X2AI join forces to provide mental health support

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (CCAOKC) has joined forces with Catholic Charities USA and X2AI to provide easy and immediate access to mental health support through a chatbot named Hope. Built by clinical psychologists, the chatbot connects clients through AI-driven text conversations that are available in both English and Spanish 24 hours a day, seven days a week. According to X2AI, research studies found, that using the chatbot led to significantly reduced symptoms, on average by 28% for depression, and 18% for anxiety. If warranted, a connection with a Catholic Charities or other licensed therapist can be made. If someone’s response suggests that they are contemplating suicide or are at immediate risk of domestic violence, they will receive an immediate call from a crisis counselor.

“In the past year at X2AI, we provided mental health support to hundreds of thousands of people, and de-escalated thousands of suicidal crisis situations. We are honored to partner with Catholic Charities to make it possible to offer our service free of charge to the many people in need,” said Michiel Rauws, CEO + Founder of X2AI.