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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 13 - 100 | 6th grade reading level |
English, Spanish, French (Canadian) | Yes |
$ |
| Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 5 - 19 | English, Spanish | No |
$$$ | |
| Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 0 - 19 | English | Yes |
Free | |
| Children's Depression Inventory-Second Edition (CDI 2) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 7 - 17 | 2nd grade reading level |
English, Spanish | Yes |
$-$$$ |
| Children's Inventory of Anger (ChIA) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 6 - 16 | 3rd grade reading level |
English, Italian | Yes |
$-$$ |
| Human Trafficking Screening Tool (HTST) | Human Trafficking | 12 - 24 | English, Spanish | No |
Free | |
| Human Trafficking Screening Tool - Short Form (HTST-SF) | Human Trafficking | 12 - 24 | English, Spanish | No |
Free | |
| Life Experiences Survey | Human Trafficking | 12 - 24 | English | No |
Free | |
| Trauma-informed Care Screening and Assessment Toolkit:for Community Mental Health and Substance Use CareOrganizations and Mobile Crisis Units | Mental Health, Substance Use Care, Trauma-informed | - | English | Yes. All staff should be trained in accordance with the TIRO Training Plan to better understand the why,what and how of TIRO screening and assessment. |
Free | |
| Youth Screening,Brief Intervention,and Referral to Treatment (YSBIRT) | Mental Health, Substance Abuse | 9 - 25 | English | Unsure (seems to be no) |
Free | |
| Screening to Brief Intervention (S2BI)(self-administered version) | Mental Health, Substance Abuse | - | Reviewing |
English | Authorized by patient or clinician |
Free |
| Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth:A Practitioner's Guide | Mental Health, Substance Abuse | 9 - 18 | English | Reviewing |
Free | |
| Conflict Tactics Scales-Revised (CTS2) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 19 - 100 | English | Yes |
$-$$ | |
| Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 13 - 100 | English | Yes |
$-$$ | |
| Emotional Quotient Inventory:Youth Version (EQ-i:YV) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 7 - 18 | 4th grade reading level |
English | Yes |
$$-$$$ |