Tools & Resources
Orientation
Clinical Tools
Toolkits and Life Span Framework
- Life Span Framework
- Anxiety in Children
- Anxiety Adolescent
- ADHD in Children
- ADHD in Adolesent
- Adolescent
Core Tools
Core Assessment Tools
- Child and Youth Mental Health Screening Questions
- Clinical Global Impression (CGI)
- CRAFFT - Substance Use Assessment
Core Diagnostic Tools
Anxiety
- SCARED - Parent Version
- SCARED - Parent Version - Scoring Template
- SCARED - Child Version
- SCAREd - Child Version - Scoring Template
ADHD
Depression
Treatment and Management Tools
- Child Functional Assessment (CFA)
- Short Chehil-Kutcher Side (sCKS) Effects Scale
- Kutcher Side Effect Scale for ADHD Medication (KSES-A)
- Medication Algorithm - Anxiety
- Medication Algorithm - Depression
- Medication Algorithm - Sertraline
- Mood Enhancing Prescription (MEP)
- Psychotherapeutic Support for Teens (PST)
- Strongest Families - Physician Introductory Letter
- Strongest Families Website
- Teen Functional Assessment (TeFA)
- Worry Reducing Prescription (WRP)
Other Tools
Other Anxiety Specific Tools
- Risk Identification - Child Anxiety
- Risk Identification - Youth Anxiety
- Clinical Screening for Child Anxiety in the Primary Care Setting
- Home Management Strategies for Separation Anxiety Disorder
- Home Management Strategies for Specific Phobia
- Kutcher Generalized Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (K-GSADS-A)
- Panic Diary
- Difficult Places to Go and Things to Do
Other ADHD Specific Tools
- Risk Identification - Child ADHD
- Risk Identification - Youth ADHD
- ADHD Screening Adolescent & Parent Version
- Medication Algorithm - Methylphenidate
- Medication Algorithm - Dextroamphetamine
Canadian Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Resource Alliance (CADDRA) Tools
- Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS)
- CADDRA ADHD Checklist
- CADDRA Assessment Form
- CADDRA Clinician ADHD Baseline/Follow-Up Form
- CADDRA Medication Tables
- CADDRA Patient ADHD Medication Form
- CADDRA Teacher Assessment Form
- Weiss Symptom Record (WSR)
- Weiss Symptom Record Instructions
- SNAP-IV-26
- Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale – Parent Report (WFIRS-P)
- Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale – Self Report (WFIRS-S)
Other Depression Specific Tools
- DSM-IV Major Depressive Episode
- Risk Identification - Youth Depression
- Dealing With Depression (DWD): Antidepressant Skills for Adolescents
- Dealing With Depression (DWD): Antidepressant Skills for Adolescents - writable version
Other General Clinical Tools
- Child and Youth Mental Health Billing Codes - REVISED APRIL 2012
- Child Abuse Handbook
- Collaborative Prescibing Agreement - Methylphenidate
- MOA Algorithm
- Referral Flags
- Psychotherapeutic Support for Children Caregivers (PSC)
- Special GP Billing Fees
- Parenting Overview
- Safety Card
- Sample Letter Requesting Psychoeducational Testing
- Sample Letter Regarding School Support and Accommodation
- Support Plan
- Special Authority Criteria and Collaborative Prescribing Agreement – Methylphenidate Long-Acting
- Canadian Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Resource Alliance
- Youth Mental Health Care Plan Template
- Youth Mental Health Care Plan Template type 2
Schools
- First Block Project
- Tips for Teachers - Anxiety
- Tips for Teachers - Depression
- School Accommodations
- Vancouver School Board only - School Age Children and Youth - Substance Use Prevention Initiative (SACY)
Parent / Family Handouts and Websites
- Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
- CBIS Manual - Adolescent
- CBIS Manual - Relaxation Module
- CYMH Resources: An Overview
- Dealing With Depression (DWD): Antidepressant Skills for Adolescents
- Dealing With Depression (DWD): Antidepressant Skills for Adolescents - writable version
- Emotional Thermometer
- Family/Caregiver Resources
- Healthy Living Toolkit: Promoting Healthy Living in Children and Youth with Mental Health Challenges
- Mind Check Website
- Patient Resources
- Resource Guide: Information Sources for Families
- Resource Guide: Information Sources for Physicians
- Suggested Websites
- teenmentalhealth.org
- Trouble getting up - Tips for Teens
- Triple P Parenting - Positive Parenting Program
- Youth in Residence (YiR) / Parent in Residence (PiR) Support from the Kelty Resource Centre
References
- BCMJ Article (Vol 52, NO. 2, March 2010)
- Children's Mental Health Research Quarterly - Vol. 6 No.1 2012
- Commentary on Youth Friendly Family Practice
- Definitions
- Health Quarterly - Child Health in Canada
- SSRIs
- SSRI Teaching Sheet
- SSRI Postion Paper
Videos are avaiable in the Video section
BC Guidelines
- Guidelines and Protocols: Anxiety and Depression in Children and Youth
- Appendix A: Diagnosis of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Youth
- Appendix B: Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in Children and Youth
- Appendix C: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Monitoring Form
- Appendix D: Measurement of Functional Change in Depressed and/or Anxious Patients
- Depression in Youth and Children: A Guide for Parents
- Anxiety in Children and Youth: A Guide for Parents
Regional Support Team Tools
- PDSA Cycle
- CYMH Collaborative Plan
- CYMH Charter
- Office Team Planning Sheet
- Action Period 1 Planning Template
- Action Period 1 Reporting Template
- Action Period 2 Planning Template
- Action Period 2 Reporting Template
Expert Webinars / Teleconferences
- Nov 2011: When teen does not want to come in to see the doctor - webinar only
- Dec 2011: The relationship between Tics, Tourette Syndrome and Stimulant Medication: practical information for primary health care providers - webinar
- Dec 2011: The relationship between Tics, Tourette Syndrome and Stimulant Medication: practical information for primary health care providers - slides
- Jan 2012: A Confusion Conundrum - Is it Depression or Mild Brain Injury - webinar (link pending)
- Jan 2012: A Confusion Conundrum - Is it Depression or Mild Brain Injury - slides
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