Objective: To describe adolescents’ everyday activities and emotional consequences related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Qualitative study grounded in Alfred Schütz’s social phenomenology, involving 22 students at two public schools in a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Interviews were conducted, had their audio recorded, and were analyzed according to a thematic categorization. Results: Five categories emerged from the accounts: i) adolescents’ reaction before the COVID-19 pandemic; ii) emotional consequences; iii) concern about the family; iv) adolescents’ adaptation; and v) fragmentation of social support networks. Feelings such as uncertainty, fear, anguish, anxiety, and lack of motivation, depressive symptoms, and extreme suicidal ideation were reported. Conclusion: Paying attention to adolescents’ psychosocial needs is essential, especially in face of the possibility of post-traumatic stress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health professionals’ technical competence combined with sensibility, strengthening of social support networks, and engagement of different community sectors are fundamental for promoting adolescent mental health in the current transition and resignification period following the COVID-19 pandemic.

A extensão universitária propicia a inter-relação entre a universidade e a sociedade. Faz com que a universidade fortaleça o seu papel social através das trocas de saberes e ações na comunidade, além de permitir aos acadêmicos o aprimoramento de habilidades e competências. Nessa direção, este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar a experiência de uma intervenção educativa realizada por enfermeiras e graduandas de enfermagem com alunos de ensino fundamental II, visando à promoção da saúde sexual e reprodutiva. A intervenção educativa foi concebida a partir de uma demanda da direção de uma escola pública em Ribeirão Preto/SP, mediante a ocorrência de gravidez, situações de violência e baixa autoestima entre alunos. As oficinas foram organizadas sob a forma de seis encontros, em grupos de 21 alunos, dos períodos matutino e vespertino da escola, no período de novembro de 2019 a fevereiro de 2020. As oficinas foram realizadas na própria escola, tendo duração de duas horas. Foram utilizados jogo, palestra dialogada, demonstração de métodos contraceptivos, reflexão e discussão sobre os temas abordados - gravidez, infecções sexualmente transmissíveis, higiene íntima e métodos contraceptivos - e, por fim, a avaliação. Os alunos foram receptivos, interessados e tinham conhecimento prévio sobre os temas, embora de modo superficial. Percebeu-se a preocupação dos alunos com os riscos da gravidez nesta fase da vida e com as situações de vulnerabilidade que os acometem, o que vem ao encontro da situação relatada pela direção da escola. Os alunos avaliaram positivamente as oficinas, sugerindo temas a serem abordados em novas oportunidades. A experiência relatada demonstra a importância da atenção às situações que demandam intervenções, como é o caso da gravidez na adolescência e a violência. Palavras-chave: Educação em Saúde; Relações Comunidade-Instituição; Adolescência; Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis Sexual and reproductive education workshops for adolescents Abstract: University extension allows the interrelation between the university and society. It leads the university’s social role with the development of activities in the community and the knowledge exchange. This allows the academic’s skills and the development of competencies. This paper aims to present the experience of an educational intervention carried out by nurses and undergraduate nursing students with students from elementary school aimed at promoting sexual and reproductive health. The educational intervention was conceived based on a request from the board of a public school in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo state, Brazil, due to pregnancy, situations of violence, and low self-esteem among students. The workshops were organized in six meetings, in groups of 21 students from the morning and afternoon shifts, from November 2019 to February 2020. The workshops were held at the school, lasting two hours. We use games, dialogued lectures, demonstration of contraceptive methods, reflection and discussion on the themes: pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, intimate hygiene, contraceptive methods, and finally, the evaluation. A total of 131 students (boys and girls) with an average age of 14 participated. The students were receptive, interested, and had previous knowledge about the themes, although superficial. We observed the student’s concern mainly about the risks of pregnancy at this stage of life and the vulnerable situations that affect them, which aligns with the initial situation that triggered the intervention. The students evaluated the workshop positively, suggesting new themes to be addressed in new opportunities. The experience reported here demonstrates the importance of attention to situations that require quick interventions, as is the case of teenage pregnancy and violence. Keywords: Health Education; Community-Institution Relations; Adolescence; Sexually Transmitted Infections