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In early December, she was taking three classes and working eight hours a week at the front desk of the college counseling department — a position she got through the state’s welfare-to-work program.

King was also ordered to complete a 26-week parenting program, individual counseling to “address case issues” and joint counseling with her children when the children’s “therapist deems it appropriate.”

Peeling back the campy premise, Violet is a survivor of domestic abuse who now spends her time counseling others in similar situations.

Under the new policy, city staff and nonprofits that receive city funding are barred from handing out sterile syringes and other supplies unless they actively work to connect people with treatment and counseling.

Currently out of work and unable to afford traditional counseling sessions, she decided to try using an AI chatbot to help her process her feelings.