<br />Mental health represents an essential part of comprehensive healthcare, aligning with SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), which focuses on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all. With digital advancements, the concept of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Digital CBT) has emerged, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor mental health conditions and analyze emotions through applications and wearable devices.<br />The Role of AI in Supporting Mental Health<br />• These systems can provide personalized training programs and therapeutic interventions for each patient, in line with SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) by enhancing healthcare innovation.<br />• They can send alerts to doctors when signs of severe depression or anxiety are detected, supporting early prevention and timely intervention (SDG 3).<br />• Continuous patient monitoring is enabled, particularly in areas with a shortage of mental health professionals, helping reduce disparities in access to care, which aligns with SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities).<br />Challenges of Implementation<br />Despite these benefits, key challenges remain:<br />1. Protecting digital privacy of sensitive mental health data, which directly supports SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) by fostering trust in digital health systems.<br />2. Ensuring algorithmic accuracy in emotion assessment to avoid misdiagnosis or ineffective treatment. This requires transparency and ethical standards in designing and deploying these systems.<br />Broader Impact on Sustainable Development<br />Integrating AI with digital behavioral therapy is a pioneering step toward improving mental health care worldwide. Its contributions extend beyond SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being) to also include:<br />• SDG 9, by advancing health innovation.<br />• SDG 10, by reducing inequality in access to mental health services.<br />• SDG 16, by strengthening trust, justice, and ethical use of health data.<br />Thus, AI-powered digital psychotherapy emerges as a strategic tool that supports multiple goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.<br /><br />Al-Mustaqbal University – The First University in Iraq.<br /><br />