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Abstract Objective: identify interventions for suicide prevention developed by professionals who work in health care. Methods: descriptive study of qualitative approach, conducted in the second semester of 2020. Semi-structured instrument based on the World Health Organization Guidelines on Suicide Prevention was used. Data were stored in databases built in Microsoft WordTM and were subjected to the analysis of central speeches and ideas through the collective subject's discourse software. Results: 66 professionals participated, of which 42.42% were nurses, 28.79% dentists and 27.27% doctors. Two themes emerged: Identification of signs that express risk of suicide and Measures for suicide prevention. Among the strategies to prevent suicide, the ones that stood out were: support groups, lectures, and health promotion actions. Conclusion: suicide is a theme that must be addressed at all levels of attention, notably in Primary Health Care and not just specialized mental health services.

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