Objective: To assess the effect of an educational intervention to prevent suicidal behavior in teenagers of grades 6th to 8th at a school in Manizales, Colombia. Materials and methods: Quasiexperimental study (n = 103), that collected demo graphic variables, the Plutchik Suicide Risk Scale, the Myth or Reality Survey, the Rathus Assertiveness Scale, and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Participants were divided into five groups and an educational intervention lasting 8 sessions was given to them. A month later, the same questionnaires were administered. Results: Before the educational intervention, suicidal risk was identified in 42.7% of the sample, low self-esteem in 56.9%, confrontational assertiveness in 68.9%, and 2,9 on the myths around suicide questionnaire. After the interven-tion, the suicide risk factor fell to 6.8%, high self-esteem was found in 45.1%, a greater proportion of patients, 44.7% showed confrontational assertiveness, and the score on the myths questionnaire rose to 4.5. The t-test for paired groups showed significant learning in all cases (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The study highlighted the importance recognizing and strengthening social skills, having assertive communication and intellectual skills in order to reduce suicidal risk in young students.

Este artículo es el resultado de una investigación que da cuenta de la relación entre el intento de suicidio y la micropolítica en jóvenes de una institución educativa del municipio de Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia. El referente teórico se basa en las discusiones en torno a los conceptos de micropolítica y cuerpo. La fundamentación epistemológica y metodológica fue fenomenológica hermenéutica. Todo esto dio la posibilidad de que los jóvenes en sus narrativas autobiográficas relataran sus vidas y encontraran nuevas posibilidades de existencia. Se encontraron categorías como: el encuentro con el mundo, un mundo sin cuidado, la violencia sexual, el cuerpo como espacio de comunicación, la incertidumbre, entre otras. Se concluye la importancia de comprender los procesos de singularización de los jóvenes para interpretar los sentidos que le dan al cuerpo y su relación con la micropolítica; asimismo, cómo los jóvenes manifiestan su rechazo a la producción de subjetividad capitalista a través del intento de suicidio.

Objective: to determine suicide risk and other related factors according to two surveys conducted at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia of Manizales (Caldas, Manizales). Materials and Methods: cross-sectional design with 255 students of 3 programs of the Universidad Nacional. Results: prevalence of suicide tendency according to Plutchik: 6,7 %; according to Beck: 19,7 %. Good family functioning: 39,8 %; absent depression: 55,7 %. A significant correlation was found between suicide risk factor (Plutchnik) and gender, metal musical, exercise, depression, and family functioning. According to Beck, these factors are metal musical gender, depression and family functioning. Conclusions: The prevalence of suicide risk in this population is below the average when compared to other research.