Preventing child and adolescent suicide by working on stories

Abstract

Introduction: Talking about the topic of suicide has never been easy in our culture, much less when it comes to child and adolescent suicide. The suicide is a serious problem, which raises the question about what the measures that can and should be implemented to stop the increase That is being experienced. The objective of this work is to promote the prevention of child and adolescent suicide through the development of educational and intervention activities using stories in primary education. Methodology: the existing prevention measures in childhood and youth in school contexts are examined and highlighted the importance of early identification and preventive education in primary education. Finally, a project is presented base on a selection of preventive stories to work on the risk and protective factors of suicidal ideation and behavior. Conclusions: The conclusions obtained coincide with the studies that have been carried out in education, where the relevant role the story plays as an instrument to mediate the process of learning emotional competencies to prevent suicide in primary education is revealed.