Screening Tools
Child Welfare
- Ages and Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2)
- For infants and children 2 months to 5 years of age.
- Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC)
- For children and youth 6 years of age and older.
- Global Appraisal of Individual Needs – Short Screener (GAIN-SS)
- For children and youth 6 years of age and older.
Juvenile Justice
- Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument, Second Edition (MAYSI-2)
- For youth ages 12 through 17.
- Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT)
- For youth ages 12 through 17.
- Global Appraisal of Individual Needs – Short Screener (GAIN-SS)
- For juvenile justice populations, aligned to the applicable age range.
Each of these instruments will be reviewed on the following pages.
