Schools Issue Warning About '13 Reasons Why'
by EG
It's one of the hottest new shows on Netflix, but the chief psychologist with the Ottawa Catholic School Board is concerned about how 13 Reasons Why portrays suicide, and she's urging parents to talk to teens about it.
The show tells the story of a 17-year-old girl named Hannah who takes her own life. Before she dies, she sends audiotapes to the people she holds responsible.
While 13 Reasons Why is wildly popular and easily accessible to many high school students, Ottawa Catholic School Board chief psychologist and mental health lead Dr. Elizabeth Paquette doesn't recommend schools use it as a teaching tool when it comes to suicide.
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The series was produced by Selena Gomez, who has recently appeared in The Fundamentals of Caring, also on Netflix.