Discussion This NIHM study claiming that '13 Reasons Why' increased youth suicide rates.

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https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2019/release-of-13-reasons-why-associated-with-increase-in-youth-suicide-rates.shtml

The Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" was associated with a 28.9% increase in suicide rates among U.S. youth ages 10-17 in the month (April 2017) following the show's release, after accounting for ongoing trends in suicide rates, according to a study published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The findings highlight the necessity of using best practices when portraying suicide in popular entertainment and in the media. The study was conducted by researchers at several universities, hospitals, and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health. NIMH also funded the study...[/QUOTE]

 

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I really liked that show. And I never understood how it was supposed to have increased suicide rates. Suicide was just a premise of the show but there was way more to it. Kind of like the show weeds, weed wasn't ever present in the show, and so many other shows have made me wanna toke it up, never weeds though.