Children’s Mental Health Screening

Facilitating Screening: Administering, Scoring and Giving Results

Screening Tools

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

The SDQ is a series of questions designed to be completed by parents, youth and/or teachers and interpreted by professionals.  The questionnaires are specific to 3 to 17 year olds (3-4 year olds, 4 to 10 year olds, 11-17 year olds).  The Questionnaire is available in Hmong, Khmer, Russian, Somali, Spanish and English. The tool addresses Emotional Symptoms, Conduct Problems, Inattention-Hyperactivity, Peer Problems, and Pro-Social Behavior.

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Strengths and Difficulties Questionaire