About TeenScreen

Published: Mar 12, 2006

TeenScreen is a survey some school districts use to identify teens likely to be at risk for suicide or those who have a significant mental health problem. It was developed by the division of child and adolescent psychiatry, part of the New York state Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University. Here are some questions from the 10-minute paper-and-pencil survey:

During the past three months, how much of a problem have you had with feeling nervous or sad? (Answer choices: no problem, slight problem, medium problem, bad problem or very bad problem)

During the past three months, how much of a problem have you had with feeling unhappy or sad? (Same answer choices)

During the past three months, have you thought of killing yourself? (Yes or no)