"Ask The Question" with Avera

September is National Suicide Prevention Month and for the third year, Avera Health launched its ‘Ask The Question’ campaign. This campaign is built around the research-based premise that being direct can save lives. Asking someone who’s struggling a direct question, “Are you thinking about suicide?” in a caring way can open a meaningful conversation that leads to the person at risk to get help. It’s not always an easy conversation to have. But on the bright side: Suicide rates have fallen in South Dakota for two years in a row. To tell us more about what programs Avera offers for the community and events involving starting a conversation, Thomas Otten the Vice President of Avera Behavioral Health joins the program. More information can be found at avera.org/askthequestion.