The purpose of the Early Screening and Assessment Workgroup of the State Collaborative is to promote the need for early screening, assessments, and interventions for children, youth, and their families.

The goals of the committee are to make recommendations about:

• Use of reliable screening protocols by youth-serving agencies to identify mental health, physical health, substance abuse, abuse and /or neglect, learning and development, and interpersonal relationship concerns that warrant further assessment.
• Timely assessment of all youth who screen positive for possible developmental, mental health, physical health, substance abuse, physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect, learning, and delinquency risk factors.
• Ongoing assessment of life domains to achieve and maintain positive outcomes.

Please follow the links below to learn more about early screening and assessment tools.

Introduction to Developmental and Behavioral Screening

Commonly used screening tools

School Psychiatry

Developmental Surveillance and Screening of Infants and Young Children

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

If you would like more information about the Early Screening and Assessment Workgroup and/or are interested in becoming a member, please contact the current chair: Dr. Martin Pharr, Dept. of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, at martin.pharr@ncmail.net.