@article{empathy_r1_2026,
  title = {Empathy-R1: A Chain-of-Empathy and Reinforcement Learning Framework for Long-Form Mental Health Support},
  author = {Yao, Xianrong and She, Dong and Zhang, Chenxu and He, Yu and Zhang, Yimeng and Sun, Yueru and Ahmed, Noman and Gao, Yang and Jin, Zhanpeng},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing},
  doi = {10.1109/TAFFC.2026.3732970},
  url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11685369/},
  pages = {1--16}
}