Trauma Screening Tools

Trauma Screening Tools

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study

• A 10-item self-report questionnaire to identify childhood adverse experiences of abuse and neglect.
• Ages 12-17.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Kaiser Permanente (collaboration).
• View a copy of the ACE questions.

The Children’s Hope Scale (CHS)

• A 6-item self-report questionnaire assessing children’s dispositional hope.
• Ages 8-19.
• University of Kansas-Lawrence.

Trauma Screening Checklist

• 4- Item Caregiver report.
• Identifying Children at Risk ages 6-17.
• Southwest Michigan Children’s Trauma Assessment Center.

Traumatic Events Screening Inventory (TESI-CRF-R/ TESI-PRR)

• 24-item Caregiver report.
• Ages 0-7.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs- National Center for PTSD.

Traumatic Stress Screen for Children and Adolescents (TSSCA)

• Six-item self-report report.
• Ages 3-18.
• University of Minnesota.