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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Protective Factor Index | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 5 - 24 | English | Info not available |
Free | |
| Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) - Youth | 6 - 18 | 109 other languages, English | Yes. Must have a masters degree or higher |
$, $$ | ||
| Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) - Adults | Adaptive functioning, College counseling, Couples, Family, Forensic, Medical, substance abuse, other services, Mental Health, Problems, Strengths | 18 - 50 | 109 other languages, English | Yes. Must have a masters degree or higher |
$, $$ | |
| Parenting Strengths Assessment | Life Skills/Independent Living | 14 - 26 | Parenting adolescents and adults |
English | No |
Free |
| Cafcass Child Exploitation CSE Screening Tool | Human Trafficking | 0 - 18 | English | No |
Free | |
| Teen Functional Assessment (TeFA) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 13 - 19 | English, French, Spanish | No |
Free | |
| Adolescent Well-Being Scale YouthREX | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 11 - 16 | Arabic, Dari, English, Italian, Japanese, Norgwegian, Russian | No |
Free | |
| The Teen Compass Teen Wellness Self-Assessment | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 13 - 19 | English | No |
Free | |
| Well-being Indicator Tool for Youth (WIT-Y) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 15 - 21 | No |
English | No |
Free |
| Networks of Relationship Inventory | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 13 - 18 | English | Moderate |
Free | |
| Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Scale | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 8 - 12 | English | Minimal |
Free | |
| Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 8 - 18 | English | Unknown |
Free | |
| Adolescent Sexual Behavior (LONGSCAN) | Human Trafficking, Mental Health and Overall Well-Being | 11 - 18 | English | Minimal |
Free | |
| Brief Assessment Checklist for Adolescents (BAC-A) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being, Resiliency, Trauma | 12 - 17 | Dutch, English, German, Spanish | No |
Free | |
| Brief Assessment Checklist for Children (BAC-C) | Mental Health and Overall Well-Being, Resiliency, Trauma | 4 - 11 | Dutch, English, German, Spanish | No |
Free |