Researchers at the University of Glasgow found that being part of a "dark teenage subculture" had a protective effect on vulnerable young people:

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How about trying to understand our kids, instead of condemning & suppressing them?

Ian Sturrock, Wrexham, UK

Why blame music? Why not blame yourself or society? What about taking care of your kids? Being there when and if they go through a difficult patch of their lives instead of just pushing them away,because you just can't be bothered listening to them?

Charles Bukowski, Sandnessjoen, Norway

it is ridiculous to blame it on 'emo'. It is just another thing to blame - one week its music, next its computer games, then movies, but has anyone actually reported the underlying problems why she killed herself rather than blame it on an entertainment medium, because its easy to? shame on this.

Elsinore, London,

Accusatory tones against yet another teenage fad, to try and cover over the real reasons why young people hurt themselves. We should be looking to our society and our families instead.

Jennifer Hynes, Plymouth, England

We were all friends of Hannah and this is making everything worse. THe newspapers have blown it all out of proportion. We were were just starting to get back to some sort of normality and this has brought it all back. Emo is not a fashion statement and Hannah wasn't like that. We would know!!!!

Hannah's friends, Paddock Wood,

Emo" culture is not "dark" and does not obsess with death and depression - quite the opposite. This sort of thinking only marginalises this group further and contributes towards the intolerance that led to the murder of a young girl in Yorkshire not so long ago.

Joanne, Hull,

Oh please! Emo doesn't kill people, in fact it probably helps young people who are battling with depression and their emotions. Whether her particular group was linked to encouraging suicide is anyone's guess but there are plenty of people out there who are alive and well and listen to this music

Dian, London,