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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)(Birth to 5 yrs) | Mental Health, Trauma, School | 0 - 5 | English | No |
Free | |
| Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS)(5-21 yrs) | Mental Health, Trauma, School | 5 - 21 | English | No |
Free | |
| Child and Adolescent Service Intensity Instrument (CASII) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 0 - 19 | English | Yes,one-day online training or in-person at place of work |
$$ | |
| Child & Youth Resilience Measure | Resiliency, Trauma | 5 - 100 | 3 different versions for child,youth,and adult age groups |
English | No |
Free |
| Crisis Assessment Tool (CAT)[Formerly Childhood Severity of Psychiatric Illness (CSPI)] | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 6 - 100 | two separate assessment tools for age groups |
English | Yes |
Free |
| Children's Hope Scale | Resiliency, Trauma | 8 - 16 | English | No |
Free | |
| Comprehensive Human Trafficking Assessment Tool (NHTRC) | Human Trafficking | - | Info not available |
English | Yes |
Free |
| Colorado's Adapted TAY-Triage Pre-Screen Assessment Tool | Stable Housing, Permanent Connections, Education, Employment, Social-emotional well-being | 18 - 24 | English | Yes |
Free | |
| Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSE) | Resiliency, Trauma | - | Info not available |
English | Info not available |
Free |
| CRAFFT Screening Tool for Adolescent Substance Abuse | Addiction and Substance Use Disorders | 12 - 21 | English | No |
Free | |
| Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10) | Addiction and Substance Use Disorders | 15 - 24 | English | Yes |
Info Not Available | |
| Fast Alcohol Screening Test (FAST) | Addiction and Substance Use Disorders | - | Info not available |
English | No |
Free |
| Functional Analysis Screening Tool | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | - | Info not available |
English | Info not available |
Free |
| General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) | Resiliency, Trauma | 12 - 100 | English | No |
Free | |
| Mental Health Inventory (MHI) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 10 - 15 | English | Yes |
Free |