Data from the violence map of the Brazilian Ministry of Health
(Waiselfisz, 2012) reveal a 40% increase in the suicide rate between
2002 and 2012 among adolescents aged between 10–14 years and a
33.5% increase among those aged 15–19 years. In Brazil, the prevalence
of suicide ideation among the adolescent population ranges from 7.7%
to 36% (Borges & Werlang, 2006; de Mattos Souza et al., 2010; Jatobá
& Bastos, 2007), although ideation indices are naturally higher than
the suicide rate. In this phase of life, suicide ideation is a form of expressing
suffering associated with internal conflicts, with the possibility of
death seen as a solution; however, these thoughts could indicate something
else that actually surpasses the characteristics of adolescence
(Borges & Werlang, 2006).