13 Reasons Why

Teen trauma drama

13 Reasons Why is an American television series (2017–2020) adapted from Jay Asher's 2007 novel, depicting a teenager's suicide and the cassette tapes she left explaining why.

The show sparked controversy over its graphic portrayal of suicide and sparked broader cultural conversations about teen mental health, bullying, and sexual assault: The school counselor recommended we watch 13 Reasons Why together.

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tapes · tape recordings · Clay · Jensen · bullying · high school · high school drama · Netflix · teen drama · young adult · cassette · locker · depression · trauma · secrets · whispers · rumors · guilt

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tonal approach to teen mental health

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Teen song-and-dance film

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cultural reception and controversy

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Educational children's television program

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Known to kids · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13