13 Reasons Why creator: New studies linking our show to an uptick in teen suicide are wrong

The Hollywood Reporter

"Critics have pointed to spikes in crisis call-center activity, internet searches and posts online to argue that the series has driven suicidal behavior," writes series creator Brian Yorkey, in an Op-Ed co-written with psychiatrist and 13 Reasons Why advisor Rebecca Hedrick. "This ignores the way the show actually encouraged people who were struggling to reach out for help. After the launch of season one, Crisis Text Line says that nearly 70 percent of those who contacted them for the first time cited 13 Reasons Why as the impetus to seek help, with 65 percent admitting to sharing something they had never talked about before."