Pediatric Clinical Resources

General Care Guides:

The Virginia Mental Health Access Program's Guidebook is an excellent resource for providers offering detailed, step-by-step guides on how to assess and manage of a variety of mental health concerns. Each section includes validated screening tools, scoring guidance, evidence-based interventions, medication recommendations, action plans, and additional resources.

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) offers a wealth of information on a comprehensive list of topics for families on their Families and Youth Resource Hub.

Screenings for Primary Care Settings:

AACAP Depression Resource Center includes handouts for parents, papers, lectures, video clips, FAQs, etc.
Patient Health Questionnaire – 9 – Modified for adolescents
- If screen concludes positive for question #9, need to screen for suicidality:
- Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomology (QIDS-A17-C)
- Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC)
- For remote screening that does not assess SI:
- Stanford PHQ-2 Screening

Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) - this does not include suicidality items and can be used for remote screening.
Long Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (LMFQ) - this link has embedded links to long and short versions of the child self-report, parent self-report and adult self-report.