The widely popular Netflix Original “13 Reasons Why” increased suicide rates among youth in the US, ages 10-17, by almost 30% in the month following its initial release. The battle on social media has been instant. Below is a quick recap of some of the opinion.
I watched after child after child came in with suicide attempts directly triggered by this show. Study results not surprising. #13reasonswhy https://t.co/i6CZMg7gPO
— Dr Javeed Sukhera (@javeedsukhera) April 30, 2019
Study: Teen suicide rate spiked in month after #13ReasonsWhy‘s release https://t.co/93tMRJiUtB pic.twitter.com/NPNVALXPbL
— Variety (@Variety) April 30, 2019
Yesterday we heard about a spike in teen suicides following the release of @13ReasonsWhy. That’s awful. In Massachusetts, the creators might be charged with a crime. https://t.co/oWh2z9CFm0 #michellecarter #13ReasonsWhy #netflix #1stAmendment #Massachusetts #FreeSpeech
— Andy Horvitz (@AndyHorvitz) May 1, 2019
Teen suicides reached a 19-year peak in the month after the @netflix show @13ReasonsWhy came out. By @LindseyTanner via @AP. #13reasonswhy #suicidehttps://t.co/VgQLuUQDbz
— MedPage Today (@medpagetoday) May 1, 2019
Who couldn’t see this coming? #Netflix, here’s your tape.https://t.co/6k5i0uHYZR#heresyourtape #13ReasonsWhy
— Gwydion (@gwydion_da) April 30, 2019
In light of new research finding that suicides committed by children ages 10 to 17 increased in the month after the release of Netflix’s teen-suicide drama, #13ReasonsWhy, will @Netflix take suicides seriously? https://t.co/gYYuntAoOd pic.twitter.com/5HtG5FNuzK
— Parents Television Council (@ThePTC) April 30, 2019
But when Northwestern did a study of 1700 teens last year people (teen vogue article) kids said it helped them understand depression… 71% said they found the show beneficial, 41% said they talked with their friends about mental health. I hate it, but there’s other evidence…
— Bridet (@Traducime) April 30, 2019
Youth suicides rise 29% after Reuters fails to learn the difference between correlation and causation…
— Philip Stewart (@PhilipS31424845) April 29, 2019
