Kim Slender – School Counsellor

13 Reasons Why, Season 2  information for young people, parents and schools

You may be aware that 13 Reasons Why, Season 2 officially launched on Netflix on Friday 18 May 18. headspace has collaborated with Netflix to develop supporting resources and discussion guides for young people, parents and schools which was also available upon the Showcase™’s launch (Friday 18 May at 5 pm).

In the meantime, headspace has created a blog post on the headspace website, which is available now, and provides young people and parents with information to consider prior to the release of the show. The blog post includes: 

–       tips for discussing the show safely

–       points to consider before watching the show

–       questions to help start a conversation.

You can access the blog post here: headspace.org.au/news/the-launch-of-13-reasons-why-season-2

Once the series is officially launched, people can be directed to 13reasonswhy.info where the resources will be available, including the information that can be found on the headspace blog. 

Further to this, eheadspace will be holding group chat sessions for young people on Thursday May 24 from 7-8 pm AEST and Sunday May 27 from 7-8 pm AEST.  You can access the group chat sessions here: eheadspace.org.au/get-help/eheadspace-group-chat-session

Finally, we would like to inform you that a range of measures have been put in place with Netflix to assist with safely launching Season 2 of the series. This includes:

• A designated webpage 13reasonswhy.info where resources and help-seeking information will be provided. 
• Inclusion of warnings and help-seeking information before and at the end of each episode of the show. The end frame directs users back to 13reasonswhy.info
• On the webpage you will find:

• • Videos – One will feature the cast of the show (coming out of character) to address issues depicted in the show, and the other features Australian young people talking about the importance of reaching out to family and friends and seeking help on mental health issues
  • Resources – Tailored discussion guides for young people, parents and schools
  • Help seeking information – Detailed help seeking information for young people.

It is important to note that 13 Reasons Why, Season 2 is rated MA15+ in Australia, therefore the resources have been developed for secondary schools, parents and secondary school aged young people. The resources are designed to promote help seeking and support having conversations with an individual young person and are not intended to be used for large groups or for classroom lessons.