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Assessment tools

This section provides information on mental health screening and assessment tools that can be used to identify mental illness and associated substance use issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Please note that some screening and assessment tools can only be administered by appropriately qualified and/or trained health practitioners. The inclusion of screening and assessment tools on this website does not constitute a recommendation to use a particular screening or assessment tool.

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Title	Year	Author	Type
Development and evaluation of an Aboriginal mental health screening instrument	2010	Janca, A.	Journal article
Measuring emotional and social wellbeing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations: an analysis of a Negative Life Events Scale	2007	Kowal, E. Gunthorpe, W. Bailie, R. S.	Online journal article
Mental health assessment form	2006	Menzies School of Health Research	Checklist
Psychological and cognitive assessment of Indigenous Australians	2010	Dingwall, K.M. Cairney, S.	Journal article
Strong Souls: development and validation of a culturally appropriate tool for assessment of social and emotional well-being in Indigenous youth	2010	Thomas, A. Cairney, S. Gunthorpe, W. Paradies, Y. Sayers, S.	Journal article
Yarning about mental health: an easy guide to mental health assessment	2009	Nagel, T. Griffin, C.	Flipchart

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