[ABSTRACT] This present study aims to evaluate the prevalence of suicidal tendencies in a sample of young adults in the UAMZM, in the time period covered in the month of August to November 2010, with the purpose to identify the cases of risk between the students, and that way, in conjunction with the University Center of Promotion and Prevention of Health elaborate a psychological orientation program that will prevent and take care of the cases that call for attention. A sample was collected it