Fatores de risco associados ao suicídio na adolescência: atividade educativa e participativa realizada com escolares

Abstract

Objectives: To analyze the risk factors associated with suicide in adolescence, as well as to carry out health education to prevent and expand students' knowledge about suicide. Methodology: This is a descriptive study of a qualitative nature, systematized through the method of content analysis. The study took place at the following school institution: Escola Estadual Barão do Rio Branco, located in the municipality of Macapá, in the state of Amapá (AP). The research subjects were students aged between 12 and 16 years old, who were in the 8th and 9th grade. Results and Discussion: The identification and classification of analysis units led to the emergence of three categories, which were defined a priori and had meaning in the context of the objective of the study. The following categories were extracted: bullying, impaired family relationship and depression. They were the most cited causes among adolescents that can lead them to commit suicide. Final considerations: Through this study, it was possible to identify the main factors related to suicide in adolescence, being bullying, impaired family relationships and depression, the most cited in the reports of students. These themes reveal important needs to be investigated and addressed in interventions to promote the individual and collective mental health of schoolchildren.