The controversial Netflix series 13 Reasons Why shows the events that lead up to teenager Hannah Baker taking her own life.
The show has a huge following but New Zealand censors have ruled people under 18 must only watch it with a parent or guardian, while mental health clinicians say it could be dangerous.
But that view isn't shared by Whanganui suicide prevention worker Kiritahi Firmin who believes authorities are being overly cautious.
She has seen it and says: "This issue has been discussed over and over again with youth in the community."
Her daughter, Mauriora Tawaroa-Takiari, part of the youth team in Mrs Firmin's Kimiora Trust, has also seen the series, and she thought the show was positive.
"It will show youth that this is what happens when you bully or rape a friend - some learning happens in that series," Mrs Firmin said.
Mental health should be part of the school curriculum, and it was adult insecurities which made them protect teenagers from content about suicide.
"I have had a lot of experience with other suicide prevention strategies and a lot of them are written by the wrong people - people who haven't had first hand, grass roots, community-based experience of suicide," Mrs Firmin said.
She and her youth team launch their Whanganui/Taranaki youth-focused suicide prevention action plan at Whanganui City College on May 19. It's to run for the next three years, though no funding has been allocated so far.
The plan took 11 months to formulate and they were funded to write it by Te Rau
Matatini, a national mental health organisation.
It draws on resources already available, and will need the community to "own how we can keep our youth safe from suicide".
The plan has been introduced to 350 young people in schools and organisations over the past two months, with young people contributing ideas.
Māori "top the charts" in suicide statistics, Mrs Firmin said. The action plan involves young people tapping into programmes offered in every school holidays, such as iwi summits and youth leadership camps.
"It's a very simple way of keeping our kids connected."
It also involves teaching young people to notice suicidal thinking in their mates. A Facebook post saying: "I don't care. I won't be here next week", should be a red alert.
"We teach them not to dismiss that thought, and to ask, 'Are you thinking of taking your life? Why are you saying that? What are you going to do next week?'
"We want them to be courageous enough to step in."
The young people can then say they care, and put their friend in touch with a supportive adult.
Mrs Firmin worked closely on the plan with her daughter Mauriora and her niece, Rongomaitawhiri Ah-Ching. Both are tertiary students and part of the national youth advisory group on suicide prevention.
The fourth member of the team is her nephew, Wairua-Pohe Takiari, and she said they worked well together.
"The youth team are my family - we support and assess each other."
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