05-07-17, 08:59 PM | |
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I haven't seen it (we don't get Neflix). However, as a psychologist working in a college counseling center, I watched a webinar about it, and I have had various discussions with colleagues about it.
For anyone thinking about watching (or letting your kids watch--they may have already seen it!), here is a great list of "Talking Points" from the JED Foundation: https://www.jedfoundation.org/13-rea...alking-points/
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05-08-17, 07:21 AM | |
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My son is 16 and we watched it separately (I didn't know he was watching it until he noticed I was watching it), and discussed.
SPOILER ALERT!!!! Of all the people she blamed for her suicide, the only ones responsible were the rapist and her school counselor IMO. She was traumatized by watching her friend's rape and then she was raped herself. She sought help from the school counselor, who failed her completely. He should have AT LEAST, called her parents so they could get her into therapy. That other stuff - friendships come and go. She was still relatively socially connected. Yes, some of the other kids should have stood up for her when the rumors started, but I don't think that alone was the tipping point. Boys sexualize girls and try to get in their pants whether they have a "reputation" or not. I'm not saying that it's right, but ultimately it was her friend's rape (and her failure to stop it), her own rape, and the nonchalance of an authority figure who was supposed to help her that drove her to suicide. |
05-08-17, 07:27 AM | ||
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255 National Crisis Text Line 741 741, text start or go Soapbox over.
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05-08-17, 07:46 AM | |
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My son's high school sent home a letter about it, stating that counselors were available to discuss suicide and the show if anyone needed someone to talk to.
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