Assessing the Needs of Infants, Toddlers, Children, Youth, Parents, and Caregivers


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Assessing the Needs of Infants, Toddlers, Children, Youth, Parents, and Caregivers

Resources to assist professionals in assessing the mental health needs of children, youth, and families.

Assessing the needs of infants and toddlers

Assessing the needs of children

Assessing the needs of youth

Assessing the needs of parents and caregivers

State and local examples

Selected Resources

Comprehensive Family Assessment Guidelines for Child Welfare
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2005)
Examines the components of comprehensive family assessment, its relationship to service planning and provision, and how child welfare agencies can support its use. (PDF - 301 KB)

Information Gateway Library Search
Includes publications from 2000 to present

Assessment of children

Related Information Gateway Topics

Family-Centered practice: Casework practice - Family-Centered assessment
Systemwide: Assessment
Systemwide: Service array - Mental health services - Common issues
Systemwide: Service array - Mental health services - Unique needs of children, youth & families
Systemwide: Service array - Mental health services - Youth and sibling issues

Updated on November 19, 2008

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Children's Bureau

Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW
Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
703.385.7565 or 800.394.3366
Email: info@childwelfare.gov