Screening Tools and Examples
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use
CRAFFT
(Self-Administered)
CRAFFT
(Clinician Interview)
COWS - Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
USAUDIT - The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Adapted for Use in the United States: A Guide for Primary Care Practitioners
Pocket Guide for Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth
NIAAA
NIAAA 3 Question Screen
NIDA Chart of Evidence-Based Screening Tools and Assessments for Adults and Adolescents
AUDIT Guide
World Health Organization
ASSIST Guide
World Health Organization
Screening & Assessment of Cannabis Use Disorders
by Susan Stoner, PhD
LEVEL 2 Substance Use (Child Age 11–17) - Adapted from the NIDA-Modified ASSIST
NIDA Online Screening Tools: BSTAD & S2BI
Depression, Suicide, and Anxiety
PHQ-A Severity Measure for Depression—Child Age 11–17 (adapted from PHQ-9 modified for Adolescents [PHQ-A]). Depression pre-screen PHQ-2A (items 1-2). Depression and suicide pre-screen PHQ3A (items 1-2 and 9).
Severity Measure for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Child Age 11 to 17
Trauma or Traumatic Stress
Severity of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms—Child Age 11–17 (National Stressful Events Survey PTSD Short Scale [NSESSS])
Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS; age 8-18)