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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 7107189" data-attributes="member: 1125">I've not actually watched it myself but my wife is a counselor who works with people prone to suicidal thoughts and so the show has come up in discussion.There is a mixed debate, the show depicts both rape and suicide and there is concern that for those actively contemplating suicide it could act as a tipping point by glamourising suicide as an 'answer'. That also ties in to fears about copy-cat suicides - which I suspect is where the school is coming in with its advice to parents.On the other hand, the show apparently explores the whole realm of societal behaviours and peer interactions and how they affect an individual pushing them towards the decision to commit suicide. The shows audience (mainly teens/young adults) have become very involved in that aspect and it has become a focus of both self reflection and discussion, giving people a chance to have a conversation about suicide in particular but more generally about how a persons words and actions affect others.I've got it on my viewing list once I find time (and after getting through my regular viewing backlog)</blockquote>