Know the Signs is a California-wide suicide prevention campaign built on three key messages: Know the signs. Find the words. Reach out. This help recognize the warning signs of suicide, how to find the words to have a direct conversation with someone in crisis and where to find professional help and resources.
The SAFE-T card guides clinicians through five steps which address the client's level of suicide risk and suggests appropriate interventions. The card lists key risk and protective factors that should be considered in the course of completing the five steps and addresses both adult and adolescent populations.
The ASQ Toolkit includes a brief suicide risk screening tool, resources for effectively implementing suicide risk screening, and guides for managing clients who screen positive. The toolkit also provides guidance for engaging families in screening processes and helping clients create a safety plan. Includes translations.
The CARS is a self-report tool for the cultural assessment of suicide
The Cultural Theory and Model of Suicide for Youth (Chu et al., 2022)
This Air Force Guide for Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Treatment includes a collection of screening tools.
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Assessment Tool
(Whitlock & Purington, 2013)
Inventory of Statements About Self-injury (ISAS)
(Klonsky & Glenn, 2009)
Violence Risk Assessment Checklist for Youth (V-RISK-Y) is a brief violence risk screening checklist for youth ages 12–18 in acute or institutional settings, designed to help identify short-term risk of violence or threats and guide immediate preventive planning.
Violence Risk Assessment Checklist – Youth Protection (V-RISK-YP) is an adaptation of the V-RISK-Y for youth ages 12–18 in child welfare or youth protection settings, designed to support assessment of violence or threat risk when young people enter or are served in protective care settings.
Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) is an evidence-based K–12 school threat assessment model used to assess and respond to threats toward peers, staff, or the school community, including targeted violence concerns in school settings.
The CDC Youth Violence Compendium is a collection of measures for assessing youth violence-related attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, aggression, conflict, and exposure to violence, most relevant for prevention planning, program evaluation, and understanding patterns of risk rather than imminent threat assessment.