M-Help: Using Social Media Data to Detect Mental Health Help-Seeking Signals

Msvpj Sathvik; Zuhair Hasan Shaik; Vivek Gupta

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M-Help: Using Social Media Data to Detect Mental Health Help-Seeking Signals

Msvpj Sathvik, Zuhair Hasan Shaik, Vivek Gupta

Abstract

Mental health disorders are a global crisis. While various datasets exist for detecting such disorders, there remains a critical gap in identifying individuals actively seeking help. This paper introduces a novel dataset, M-Help, specifically designed to detect help-seeking behavior on social media. The dataset goes beyond traditional labels by identifying not only help-seeking activity but also specific mental health disorders and their underlying causes, such as relationship challenges or financial stressors. AI models trained on M-Help can address three key tasks: identifying help-seekers, diagnosing mental health conditions, and uncovering the root causes of issues.

BibTeX

@inproceedings{emnlp2025_mhelpusingsocial,
  title = {M-Help: Using Social Media Data to Detect Mental Health Help-Seeking Signals},
  author = {Msvpj Sathvik and Zuhair Hasan Shaik and Vivek Gupta},
  booktitle = {EMNLP 2025},
  year = {2025}
}