Search Screening & Assessment Tools for RHY Programs
This web page helps you easily search and access screening and assessment tools relevant to serving youth and young adults. It allows you to search by various criteria to narrow a review of some 120 plus tools. After entering your search criteria, click the "Apply" button and the results will display in a table below and in a spreadsheet you can download by clicking the "CSV" button.
These screening and assessment tools have been compiled by NCHYF to assist youth-serving programs in reviewing and assessing the needs of youth, young adults, and children, relevant to the Division of Runaway and Homeless Youth’s Performance Standards. The tools listed in this database have been pre-screened for relevance but are not endorsed by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) and the information contained herein is not an exhaustive list.
| Title | Subject | Population Age | Required Reading Level | Language | Qualifications required for staff to administer the tool? | Cost of materials free,$- $0 to 99,$$- $100 to199,$$$- $200 & up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test for Adult Basic Education (TABE)11&12 | Academic Skills | - | 14 years and older |
English | Yes |
$-$$$ |
| Adolescent Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI-A2) | Addiction and Substance Use Disorders | 15 - 24 | Older adolescents and adults |
English | Yes |
$-$$$ |
| Adult Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI-4) | Addiction and Substance Use Disorders | 18 - 100 | 4th to 5th grade reading level |
English, Spanish, American Sign Language (ASL) | Yes |
$-$$$ |
| Personal Experience Inventory (PEI) | Addiction and Substance Use Disorders | 12 - 18 | English | Yes |
$-$$$ | |
| Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire (PESQ) | Addiction and Substance Abuse | 12 - 18 | 4th grade reading level |
English | Yes |
$-$$ |
| Global Appraisal of Individual Needs Short Screener (GAIN-SS) | Addiction and Substance Use Disorders | 12 - 17 | adults; appropriate for use with youth engaged in systems of care |
English, Spanish | No |
$$-$$$ |
| Family Environment Scale (FES) | Family Cohesion/Family Functioning | 11 - 100 | 6th grade reading level |
English | No |
$-$$ |
| Casey Life Skills Assessment (CLSA) | Life Skills/Independent Living | 14 - 21 | Designed for use with youth engaged in systems of care,LGBTQ youth,American Indian youth,homeless youth |
English, Spanish | No |
Free |
| Daniel Memorial Independent Living Skills Assessment (DMILSA)Software Version 10 | Life Skills/Independent Living | 14 - 100 | Designed for use with youth engaged in systems of care |
English | No |
$$$ |
| Daniel Memorial Life Skill Assessment | Life Skills/Independent Living | 11 - 14 | 4th grade reading level |
English | No |
$ |
| Adolescent Coping Scale - 2nd Edition (ACS-2) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 12 - 18 | English | Yes |
$-$$$ | |
| Axis II Personality Checklist (A-II) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 15 - 24 | English | Yes |
$ | |
| Behavior Assessment System for Children-Third Edition (BASC-3) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 2 - 21 | English | Yes |
$-$$$ | |
| Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BASC-3 BESS) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 3 - 18 | English | Yes |
$-$$$ | |
| Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale,Second Edition (BERS-2) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 5 - 18 | English | Yes |
$-$$$ |