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Do you have any of the following symptoms that require emergency treatment? Call 911 or other emergency services immediately.
- Seriously considering
suicide with a plan that includes:
- •Having the means, such as weapons or medicines, available to commit suicide or do harm to another person
- •Having set a time and place to commit suicide
- •Thinking there is no other way to solve your problem or end your pain
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