Science Says 13 Reasons Why May Be the Public Health Scare People Thought

Published: Aug. 4, 2017, 8:12 a.m.

b'In March, when Netflix quietly dropped its original teen suicide mystery series 13 Reasons Why, it took a few days for people to start freaking out. But soon, schools started sending home notes warning parents about the show\\u2019s graphic depictions of suicide and rape. Psychologists wrote op-eds denouncing its disregard for the World Health Organization\\u2019s suicide portrayal guidelines. News outlets published more than 600,000 stories about it. And then, there was Twitter.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'