The most dangerous show on TV

Douglas said she’d had calls from primary and high school teachers requesting urgent help.

“There are concerns about the graphic depiction of suicide and sexual assault, but also the message the storyline promotes in terms of suggesting suicide can be a common sense solution,” Ms Douglas said.

“Suicide is something that is very complex that can’t be simplified, and there’s never a linear lists of reasons why ... having her look back on her last moments gives young people the unrealistic idea she’s getting her revenge or having the last laugh.” Ms Douglas said “shock tactics” and gory imagery was not a helpful means of suicide prevention. “Suicide contagion is very real and is most prevalent for young people,” Ms Douglas said. Hunter Institute of Mental Health director Jaelea Skehan said she’d had reports of kids as young as 11 becoming distressed by the show.