OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Officials at Shawnee Mission South High School are warning parents about the new Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” they believe glorifies suicide.

“Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, debuted on March 31^, 2017 and is trending nationally as well as in our school community,” the school’s counseling department wrote in a letter to parents on April 20. “It is a 13 hour series depicting strong and graphic themes of suicide, bullying, sexual assault, drug use, and other social issues.

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“While the show has become very popular, it is also generating a tremendous amount of controversy and concern among mental health experts,” the letter read.

The note cites Suicide Awareness Voices of Education Executive Director Dan Reidenberg, who points out “the show does not address mental illness or present viable alternatives to suicide,” WDAF reports.

The show is based on a book by the same name authored by Jay Asher, and revolves around the suicide of a teenager, Hannah, and a box of cassette tapes found by a classmate two weeks after her death that explains the 13 reasons why she decided to kill herself, according to IMDb.

Variety reports the show is the most tweeted about program in 2017, and it’s won acclaim from critics, but many mental health professionals are warning the show likely does more harm than good for troubled teens.

“Sequences of terrible things happen to Hanna, and we don’t get a feel for her internalization until she kills herself,” Victor Schwartz, doctor with the JED Foundation, told NBC News. “None of that stuff is made clear because it’s focused on the horrible things people have done to her. The whole thing is an extended revenge fantasy.”

Schwartz contends the show blames others for Hannah’s decision to end her life, and could encourage students in similar situations to avoid school counselors, who are depicted as aloof in the show.

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Phyllis Alongi, clinical director for the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide, agrees with Schwartz, and said students need support and guidance if they’re watching the show.

“Netflix isn’t going to pull it and kids are watching it, and they’re binge watching it without anyone helping them process it,” she said. “We feel it was done irresponsibly and we don’t agree with many portrayals including of Hannah’s death, memorialization, and placing blame on others.”

“I cringed when I watched the school counselor (scene),” Alongi said. “As a mental health professional and someone who works with kids, it’s cringe-inducing, but it was scripted that way and kids need to know that.”

Those concerns and others are prompting officials at Shawnee Mission and numerous other schools across the nation to offer suggestions for parents on talking to their children about the show.

“Check it out yourself, do some reading, watch an episode to be aware of the issues in the show. If your teenager is watching it, take the time to have conversations about the content, possibly watching together,” the Shawnee Mission letter to parents read. “Experts feel that the series may be romanticizing suicide and not encouraging teenagers to seek help from family or counselors.”

The letter provided links and phone numbers to learn more about suicide awareness, and promised parents school officials will take action if they believe a student may be in trouble.

“Teachers and other school staff are well-positioned to observe student behavior and to ACT if there is a suspicion that a student may consider self-harm,” the letter read. “Young people lack the perspective of time. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, but for kids, their problems can seem endless at this stage.

“If we get them through the crisis, they are very unlikely to attempt suicide,” officials wrote. “ACT stands for Acknowledge, Care, and Tell.”