But despite criticism of the show, Netflix is about to release a second season.
Some may be wondering why Netflix decided to continue a show that produced such controversy.
They found that the majority of the adolescents who watched the show felt its level of intensity was appropriate.
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Based on that feedback, the team behind13 Reasons Whyproduced content to supplement season two.
To help answer that question, SELF asked seven mental health professionals for their thoughts on the show.
(Of course, these seven perspectives only represent a small number of mental health and suicide-prevention experts.)
This romanticized representation is also not entirely accurate.
Someone considering suicide typically feels more hopeless and burdensome than vengeful, he explains.
And thats just wrong.
The series also neglected to inform viewers about the warning signs of suicide.
They couldve spent 10 more seconds talking about the warning signs.
Ackerman agrees that Mr. Porter was portrayed as completely incompetent.
Apparently, this is a point that will be explored more in season two.
The researchers wrote that13 Reasons Whyhas both increased suicide awareness while unintentionally increasing suicidal ideation.
However, it seems the graphic nature of this scene was intentional.
The AFSPs involvement in the process is a good sign, Singer adds.
They put out lots of good educational resources, and they have a lot of integrity around that.
Several experts are also pleased about the season two edition ofBeyond The Reasons.
I thought it was really well done, Singer adds.
That gave the viewer permission to not watch it, which I thought was really nice, Singer says.
Dr. Beresin adds, The positive efforts that are made by Netflix are not necessarily being utilized.
Dr. Beresin recommends that Netflix put more work into marketingBeyond The Reasonsthroughout season two.
Any one episode could potentially trigger [someone], Dr. Beresin explains.
Viewers seem to endorse this suggestion, too.
Finally, Ackerman stresses that the suicide prevention community is in no way trying to censor talk about suicide.
Thats the exact opposite of what were trying to do, he says.
But we are careful to do that in a way that doesnt inadvertently harm someone.
