MIND IN BALANCE: STRENGTHENING MENTAL HEALTH IN ADOLESCENCE/MENTE EM EQUILIBRIO: FORTALECENDO A SAUDE MENTAL NA ADOLESCENCIA/MENTE EN EQUILIBRIO: FORTALECIENDO LA SALUD MENTAL EN LA ADOLESCENCIA

The 'Mind in Balance' project aims to promote mental health among adolescents in the 'Trilhas do Futuro' program through workshops, interactive activities, and the distribution of informative booklets. Based on a deep understanding of the importance of mental health in adolescence, the project aims to provide practical tools to care for the mind and face the challenges of this phase in a positive and constructive manner. This is a systematic review of qualitative literature over the past 5 years, using the databases: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE). The Health Science descriptors chosen were: "Mental Health," "Adolescents," "Health Education," combined with the boolean operator "AND." From the results, Bardin's content analysis was chosen, and 21,977 articles in full were found, of which 16 articles were considered according to the exclusion and inclusion criteria. It is concluded that adolescence is a complex and challenging phase with significant impacts on the mental health of adolescents. A comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing the mental health of adolescents is essential for the formulation of effective mental health promotion strategies in this age group. Palavras-chave: Mental health; adolescents; health education. O projeto "Mente em Equilibrio" busca promover a saude mental entre os adolescentes do projeto "Trilhas do Futuro" por meio de workshops, atividades interativas e distribuicao de cartilhas informativas. Com base em um entendimento profundo da importancia da saude mental na adolescencia, o projeto visa fornecer ferramentas praticas para cuidar da mente e enfrentar os desafios dessa fase de forma positiva e construtiva. Trata-se de uma revisao sistematica da literatura de abordagem qualitativa, nos ultimos 5 anos, utilizando as bases de dados: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), Literatura Latino- Americana e do Caribe em Ciencias da Saude (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval Sistem Online (MEDLINE). E os descritores em Ciencias da Saude escolhidos foram: "Saude Mental", "Adolescentes", "Educacao em Saude", sendo combinados com o operador booleano "AND". Dos resultados, foi escolhida a analise de conteudo de Bardin e foram encontrados 21.977 artigos na integra, dos quais foram considerados 16 artigos de acordo com os criterios de exclusao e inclusao.