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Risk for Suicide in Children or Adolescents

Suicide is the act of deliberately taking one's own life. Suicidal behavior is any deliberate action with potentially life-threatening consequences, such as taking a drug overdose or deliberately crashing a car.

Avera Behavioral Health Center is ready to help you and your family to find practical solutions and the customized treatment program your child needs-all in an active, engaging environment. And you can feel confident in the knowledge that everything we do is backed by our staff of compassionate, highly-trained professionals.

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