Introduction:

Suicide is among the first three causes of death in the group of adolescents and young adults; its incidence has not decreased in the present century.

Objective:

To assess some relevant indicators of the adolescent suicidal behavior care program.

Methods:

Research in health system and services with descriptive observational study design in health areas V, VII and VIII of Cienfuegos municipality from January to September 2019. The universe was 46 professionals of the Mental Health Teams and Basic Health Team. Two surveys were used as instruments, designed and validated by expert criteria. Six indicators were selected in the structure and process dimensions and four in outcome. A weighted average was used to process the data.

Results:

The indicators rated as fair were: in the structure: training of human resources and technical aptitude of personnel; in the process: preparation of clinical histories, dissemination of the program in health units and its verification and therapeutic modalities; and in the outcome: participation of the mental health team in research related to suicidal behavior.

Conclusions:

There is a group of deficiencies that leads to the fact that compliance with the program of attention to suicidal behavior in adolescents is valued as regular in the three health areas of the Cienfuegos municipality studied.

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