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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 2 - 16 | 6th grade reading level |
English, Spanish | Yes |
$-$$$ |
| Life Stressors and Social Resources Inventory - Youth (LISRES-Y) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 12 - 18 | English | No |
$-$$$ | |
| Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 17 - 100 | English | Yes |
$-$$ | |
| Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 (PSC-17) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 4 - 16 | English, Spanish, Pictorial with English subtitles, Pictorial with Spanish subtitles, Pictorial with Filipino subtitles | No |
Free | |
| Personality Inventory for Youth (PIY) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 9 - 19 | 3rd grade reading level |
English, Spanish | Yes |
$$$ |
| Psychosocial Evaluation & Threat Risk Assessment (PETRA) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 11 - 18 | English | Yes |
$-$$ | |
| Resiliency Scales for Children & Adolescent (RSCA) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being, Resiliency | 9 - 18 | 3rd grade reading level |
English | Yes |
$-$$ |
| Reynolds Adolescent Adjustment Screening Inventory (RAASI) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 12 - 19 | English | Yes |
$$-$$$ | |
| Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale,Second Edition (RADS-2) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 11 - 20 | English | Yes |
$$-$$$ | |
| School-Age Assessments:Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL),Teacher's Report Form (TRF),and Youth Self-Report (YSR) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 6 - 18 | English, Spanish | Yes |
$-$$$ | |
| Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS)Rating Scales | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 3 - 18 | 2nd grade reading level for student form,5th grade reading level for parent form |
English, Spanish | Yes |
$$ |
| Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory-Revised (SESBI-R) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 2 - 16 | 6th grade reading level |
English, Spanish | Yes |
$-$$$ |
| Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire (SA-45) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 13 - 100 | English | Yes |
$-$$ | |
| Youth Outcome Questionnaire 3.0 (Y-OQ 30.2) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 12 - 18 | English, Spanish | Yes |
$$$ | |
| Youth Outcome Questionnaire Self-Report-Version 2.0 (Y-OQ SR 2.0) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 12 - 18 | English, Spanish | Yes |
$$$ |