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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 8 - 19 | English | Yes |
$$-$$$ | |
| NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)Quick Screen | Addiction and Substance Use Disorders | 18 - 24 | English | Yes |
Free | |
| Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 6 - 12 | English | Yes |
Free | |
| Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 0 - 24 | English | Yes |
Free | |
| Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT) | Resiliency, Trauma | 12 - 19 | English | No |
Free | |
| Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 2 - 17 | English | No |
Free | |
| Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 14 - 100 | English | Yes; a master's degree (e.g.,MA,MS,MSW,CAGS)in psychology |
$-$$ | |
| Texas Success Initiative Assessment | Academic Skills | 13 - 18 | English | Yes |
Free | |
| The Treatment Outcome Package (TOP) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 3 - 21 | English | No |
$ | |
| Trafficking Victim Identification Tool (TVIT) | Human Trafficking | 12 - 26 | English | No. |
Free | |
| Traumatic Events Screening Inventory (TESI) | Resiliency, Trauma | 13 - 19 | English | No |
Free | |
| UCLA Child/Adolescent PTSD Reaction Index or Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS) | Resiliency, Trauma | 3 - 18 | Chinese, English, Japanese, Spanish | Training required |
$ | |
| World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) | Health and Disability | 0 - 55 | English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese | No. |
Free | |
| Youth Assessment Screening Instrument (YASI) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 12 - 16 | English | Training required:E-training or live training. |
$-$$$ | |
| Human Trafficking Screening Tool | Human Trafficking | 12 - 26 | English | None. Follow Administration Guide |
Free |