Screening Resources (4-11 years old)

Below is a list of resources to assist with screening patients ages 4-11 years old, including toolkits containing links to numerous screens such as the Whole Child Assessment (WCA) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).

• Mental Health Tools for Pediatrics
  
  • Table of tools to help determine which resources might be appropriate for each stage of screening, evaluating, and treating pediatric mental health needs
• Bright Futures Guidelines, 4th Edition: Priorities and Screening Tables
  
  • Recommendations on age-specific visit priorities and screening
• Mental Health Minute Video Series: Screening Tools
  
  • Discussion of select secondary screening tools
• Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC)
  
  • Universal screening tool that identifies elevated internalizing symptoms (eg, anxiety, low mood) and symptoms of inattention and impulsivity. It is freely accessible. The tool can be downloaded but may require permission to use commercially. The original questionnaire consists of 35 questions (PSC-35); a shorter 17-item version (PSC-17) is also available. It features 29 different language versions, a caregiver screening version, and a youth self-report version.
• Preschool Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PPSC) 18 months through 65 months
  
  • Emotional-behavioral screening tool modeled after the PSC and part of the Survey of Wellbeing of Young Children
• Assessment of Social Emotional Development and Protective Factors
  
  • Framework and tools to help promote and assess family strengths