BUT
BUT IT
BUT IT IS
BUT IT IS NOT. >> THIS IS THE CONTROVERSIAL
SERIES 13 REASONS WHY AND THE
SECOND YEAR STARTED.
>> JOINING US THIS MORNING, IS
DR. DON TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE
SUICIDE PACTS.
SUICIDE PACTS. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.
SUICIDE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
KILLERS AMONG TEENAGERS, RIGHT,
AND --
AND --
AND -- >>
AND -- >> THE SECOND SEASON OF 13
REASONS WHY IS A GOOD REASON TO
BRING THIS OUT.
IT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS
THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH IN THE U.S. FROM KIDS
AGES 10 TO 24.
AND THE INCIDENCES HAS GONE UP
70% FOR WHITE TEENAGE AND HAS
GONE UP 77% FOR BLACK TEENAGERS.
SO IT IS A TOPIC THAT WE NEED
TO ADDRESS.
TO ADDRESS. AND WHAT CAN PARENTS DO TO
IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS AND ALSO
BEHAVIOR CHANGES, MOOD CHANGES
IN THEIR CHILDREN THAT MIGHT
GIVE THEM A CLUE THAT THESE
YOUNGSTERS ARE THINKING ABOUT
THIS BECAUSE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS
ARE ALSO INCREASING.
AND NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS
BECAUSE 13 REASONS WHY IS ONE
OF THE MOST POPULAR SERIES
AROUND.>> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
YOUR OPINION ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE
ARE SAYING -- THE SHOW IS
CONTRIBUTING TO AN INCREASE IN
SUICIDES.
SUICIDES.
SUICIDES. BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, THERE
ARE WAYS THAT YOU CAN HELP.
AND I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE
POSITIVES ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IS
IT GETS PEOPLE TALKING.
IF IT GETS PEOPLE TALKING, BUT
ANOTHER THING IS HOW DO YOU
HELP SOMEONE?
HELP SOMEONE? IF YOU RECOGNIZE AS A PARENT OR
AS ANOTHER TEENAGER THAT YOUR
FRIEND IS NOT JUST DEPRESSED,
BUT THERE MIGHT BE REALLY
SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE REALLY
STRUGGLING WITH INTERNALLY, ARE
THERE WAYS AND STEPS THAT YOU
CAN GO THROUGH?>> I'VE CREATED
AN ACRONYM. IDENTIFY THE RISK
FACTORS AND THE WARNING SIGNS
WITHDRAWAL SOCIAL ISOLATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE THAT IS
DECREASING, AND THINGS ALONG
THOSE LINES WHERE YOU CAN SAY
THAT THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON
BUT YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS,
BUT YOU KNOW IT IS CONCERNING.
REMEMBER THAT ONE IN FIVE
ADOLESCENTS HAVE MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES.
ISSUES.
ISSUES. SO I FOR IDENTIFY, T FOR TALK.
THIS IS WHAT I'M SEEING AND
NOTICING AND LET'S TALK ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. TALKING ABOUT IT AND ASKING
ABOUT THIS DOES NOT CAUSE THIS
TO HAPPEN.
TO HAPPEN. SILENCE IS DEADLY.
WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT CALMLY
AND LISTEN TO THEM.
AND THEN IFOR EMPATHIZE.
I CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE IN PAIN
AND I AM REASSURING YOU THAT WE
ARE IN A FACE THIS PROBLEM
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. AND THEN LETTER A FOR
ACKNOWLEDGE.
ACKNOWLEDGE. AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE BY
REASSURING THEM THAT WE ARE
GOING TO FACE THIS PROBLEM
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. AND THEN REFERRAL AND RESOURCES.
TALK TO PEDIATRICIAN AND FIND
APPROPRIATE RESOURCES IN YOUR
COMMUNITY WHICH PEDIATRICIAN
CAN KNOW ABOUT AND GET HELP AND
SAY TO THEM THAT WE ARE GOING
TO DO THIS TOGETHER.
BUT, AGAIN, HOPE IS NOT A
STRATEGY.
STRATEGY.
STRATEGY. >> AND S FOR SAFETY.
>> IF YOU'RE NOTICING THAT YOUR
TEENAGER IS WITHDRAWING, AND
YOU HAVE THINGS IN YOUR HOME
THAT COULD PRODUCE SELF-HARM,
MEDICATIONS OR FIREARMS, LOCK
THEM UP.
THEM UP.
THEM UP. IS INTERESTING THAT RESEARCH
SHOWS US THAT 60% OF THE HOMES
THAT HAVE FIREARMS AND HAD
CHILDREN WITH ACTIVE DIAGNOSES
OF DEPRESSION DID NOT LOCK
THOSE UP.
THOSE UP.
THOSE UP. >> HAVE PARENTS ASKED YOU WHAT
YOU THINK OF THE SERIES AND
SHOULD MY CHILDREN WATCH IT?
>> I THINK IT IS A GOOD
STARTING POINT FOR A
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. I WOULD NOT LET THEM BINGE
WATCH THE SERIES WITHOUT A
PARENT PRESENT.
PARENT PRESENT. IT CAN START CONVERSATION.
HAVE YOU TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS
ABOUT THIS AND HAVE YOUR
FRIENDS TALKED TO YOU ABOUT
THIS THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING A
SOLUTION THAT IS NOT
APPROPRIATE.
APPROPRIATE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
OBJECTED TO IN THE ORIGINAL
SERIES WAS THE FACT THAT
HANNAH'S ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO
COMMIT SUICIDE AND THEN BECAME
A CELEBRITY.
A CELEBRITY. THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENS IN
REAL LIFE.>> I WISH WE HAD MORE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. WHAT A RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE TO
CHECK OUT THIS MORNING?
>> WE WILL PUT RESOURCES UP.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SUICIDE
RESOURCES.
RESOURCES. THERE IS A 24 HOUR CRISIS TEXT
LINE.
LINE.
LINE. AND
LINE. AND ALSO FOR TEENAGERS WITH
GENDER ISSUES AND GENDER
STRUGGLES, THE TREVOR PROJECT
IS A TERRIFIC RESOURCE ONLINE
BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE
COMMONALITIES.
COMMONALITIES. AND THIS IS A GREAT RESOURCE FOR
LGBT TEENAGERS.
LGBT TEENAGERS. >> IS SO IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE
TO GIVE FAMILIES THE RESOURCES
THAT THEY NEED.
SO IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW
NEED HELP, WRITE THIS DOWN AND
WE WILL GET THIS ONLINE AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>>> WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING A
LOOK AT WEATHER AND TRAFFIC.