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In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, BHIPP has compiled a list of standardized mental health screening tools for use in the pediatric primary care setting.
Mental Health Awareness Month was established to promote awareness, provide resources and education, reduce stigma, and advocate for the mental health and well-being of everyone. Mental health is a vital part of children's overall health and development. In the United States, nearly 20% of children and adolescents ages 3-17 have a mental, emotional, behavioral, or developmental disorder (National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report, 2022). Pediatric primary care providers are uniquely positioned to play a central role in promoting healthy mental, emotional, and behavioral development. Providers can support their pediatric patients by integrating promotion and prevention efforts into their practice. Screening is a crucial component of effective preventative mental health care. Providers can implement screening into their everyday practice to assist in early identification of mental health concerns and connecting families to evidence-based mental health treatment to promote optimal development and well-being in youth. Listed below are validated and reliable screening tools that can be used to help screen children and adolescents for mental health concerns and monitor treatment progress. The BHIPP team is available to consult with primary care providers regarding the use of standardized mental health or substance use screening tools in their practice. All of these screening tools are housed on the BHIPP website (Screening Resources).
ADHD:
Vanderbilt
Adverse Childhood Experiences:
Center for Youth Wellness Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaires (ACE-Q)
The Pediatric ACEs and Related Life Events Screener (PEARLS)
Anxiety:
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7)
Preschool Anxiety Scale
Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS)
Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED)
Autism:
Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised, With Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F)
Depression:
The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC)
Patient Health Questionnaire 9 Depression Screening Tool (PHQ-9)
Preschool Feelings Checklist
General Screening Tools:
Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC)
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
The Survey of Well-being of Young Children (SWYC)
Parental Well-Being:
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Pediatric Intake Form
Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS)
Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5)
Sleep:
BEARS Sleep Screening Tool
Social Determinants of Health:
Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK)
WECARE
Protocol for Responding to and Assessing Patient Assests, Risks and Experiences (PRAPARE)
Substance Use:
CRAFFT
Screening to Brief Intervention (S2BI)
Suicide Risk Assessment:
Ask Suicide-Screening Questionnaire (ASQ)
Traumatic Stress:
Child Stress Disorders Checklist - Short Form (CSDC-SF)
Child Trauma Screening Questionnaire (CTSQ)
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