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That really depend on the age of the child in question. According to the statistics as they get older it really tilts to suicide and criminal / gang violence.
The biggest step parents can take to prevent all of it though is pretty simple; secure your firearms so that children cannot access them.
Some of the most popular gun report statistics describe 18-19 years old as children. Those 18-19 year old "children" live in some of the poorest urban environments. Completely neglected by alot of the country and usually in a spot that's overrun with gang violence.