Objective: to understand how health care is provided by nurses in primary care to adolescents with suicidal ideations. Method: research with a qualitative approach, carried out in eight basic health units (BHU), in a medium-sized municipality in the Northeast of Brazil. Data collection took place through interviews following a guiding script with eight nurses in the sector. The material was analyzed according to Bardin's content analysis technique. Results: in view of this, three categories were highlighted -Nursing care to comprehensive care for adolescents; professionals' knowledge about suicide; conceptions, identification and prevention and challenges in assisting adolescents with suicidal ideations. Also noteworthy is the lack of planning and actions for the adolescents' mental health demand, focusing on biological actions, such as: sexuality, teenage
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