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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drug Use Screening Inventory-Revised (DUSI-R) | Addiction and Substance Abuse | 10 - 100 | 5th grade reading level |
English, Multiple Languages | Info not available |
Info Not Available |
| KIDSCREEN | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 8 - 18 | English, Finnish, French, German, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish, Spanish (Chilean), Spanish (Europe Caribbean South America Central America) | Yes |
Free | |
| Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 8 - 18 | English | No |
Free | |
| Ohio Scales for Youth | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 5 - 18 | English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian | No |
Free | |
| Optum SF-12v2 Health Survey | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 18 - 100 | English, Multiple Languages | No |
Info Not Available | |
| Self-Sufficiency Matrix | Life Skills/Independent Living | 18 - 24 | English | Info not available |
Free | |
| Short Employment Tests | Vocation/Career Interests | - | ** for applicants for clerical positions ** 5th grade reading level |
English | No |
$$$ |
| The Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD- RISC) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 10 - 100 | English | Info not available |
Free | |
| Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales,Second Edition (Vineland-II) | Life Skills/Independent Living | 0 - 90 | ** students,youth and adults who may have learning or developmental challenges ** students at all levels of learning/behavior development |
English, Spanish | Yes |
$$-$$$ |
| Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) | Academic Skills | 5 - 94 | ** includes students who may have learning challenges |
English | Yes |
$$-$$$ |
| Young Adult Psychiatric Assessment (YAPA) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 18 - 100 | English | Yes |
Free | |
| Risk Assessment and Minimization Workbook | Risk Assessment | 12 - 100 | English | No |
Free | |
| Transition Age Youth - Vulnerability Index - Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool (TAY-VI-SPDAT):"Next Step Tool for Homeless Youth" | Vulnerability | 0 - 24 | English | No |
Free | |
| Commercial Sexual Exploitation-Identification Tool (CSE-IT) | Human Trafficking | 10 - 100 | English | 3 hour training |
Free | |
| Form 90 Drug and Alcohol (Form 90 DnA) | Addiction and Substance Use Disorders | 10 - 19 | English | Yes |
$$$ |