TRAUMA SCREENING AND ASSESSMENTS
The most important domains to screen among individuals with trauma histories include:
- Trauma-related symptoms
- Depressive or dissociative or intrusive symptoms, sleep disturbances
- Past and present mental disorders
- Severity or characteristics of a specific trauma type (e.g., interpersonal violence, adverse childhood events, combat experiences)
- Substance abuse
- Social support and coping styles
- Availability of resources
- Risks for self-harm, suicide, and violence
- Health screenings
Resources
Child Measures of Trauma and PTSD
National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Measures Review Database
ACEs Aware
Provides age-specific resources to assess childhood exposure to adverse experiences
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Screening tools for identifying youth at risk for sex trafficking
Table of standardized measures that are appropriate for children and families dealing with complex trauma
Considerations for implementing trauma screening or assessment tools
Hazelden Foundation
Collection of commonly used public-domain screening tools