Suicide Prevention Expert Blasts Britney Spears’ New Video

Globe magazine spoke with Don Austen, a suicide prevention counselor and founder of the organization Thursday’s Child about Britney Spears’ controversial new video ‘Everytime’. “Britney Spears is one of the most influential teen role models on the planet, and this video is frightening in terms of its potential repercussions,” Austen said. “When kids see this video over and over on MTV, it has a desensitizing effect. There are a lot of confused kids around, and Britney’s not considering the copycat effect. Instead, she’s selfishly using controversy to market herself.”