Descriptions of Young Adult Measures

Youth Information Questionnaire, Revised (YIQ–R)

Covers multiple facets of young adult’s life:

  • Acculturation
  • Employment
  • Peer relationships
  • Presenting problems
  • Coercion in receiving services
  • Suicidality
  • Neighborhood safety
  • Sexual orientation
  • Youth empowerment and self-efficacy
  • Life skills
  • Barriers to employment
  • Baseline: 54 questions, with subparts, 15 minutes
  • Follow-Up: 54 questions, with subparts, 15 minutes

Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale—Second Edition, Youth Rating Scale (BERS–2Y)

  • Identifies youth’s emotional and behavioral strengths
  • Youth rate behaviors on a scale from not at all like me to very much like me
  • 57 items, 8 open-ended questions, 10 minutes
  • Completed at intake and follow-up
  • Copyrighted instrument

Delinquency Survey, Revised (DS–R)

  • Gathers information on delinquent behavior and contact with law enforcement
  • Assesses destructive and violent behavior toward others in the community
  • 28 questions with subparts, 8 minutes
  • Completed at intake and follow-up

GAIN Quick–R: Substance Problem Scale (GAIN)

  • Assesses use, abuse, and dependence of alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs
  • 17 questions, 5 minutes
  • Completed at intake and follow-up

Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS)

  • Assesses level and nature of anxiety
  • Each item embodies a feeling or action that reflects an aspect of anxiety
  • 37 items, 3 minutes
  • Completed at intake and follow-up
  • Copyrighted instrument

Reynold’s Adolescent Depression Scale—Second Edition (RADS–2)

  • Evaluates four domains of depression
  • Youth reports how frequently he/she has the described feelings
  • 30 items, 3 minutes
  • Completed at intake and follow-up
  • Copyrighted instrument

Substance Use Survey, Revised (SUS–R)

Young adult report on use of:

  • Alcohol
  • Tobacco
  • Illegal, prescribed, and over-the-counter drugs
  • 20 questions, with subparts, 6 minutes
  • Completed at intake and follow-up

Youth Services Survey (YSS)

Measures perceptions of service across five domains:

  • Access
  • Participation in treatment
  • Cultural sensitivity
  • Satisfaction
  • Outcomes
  • 27 questions (1 open-ended), 5 minutes
  • Only completed at follow-up