Screening instruments · for rights holders
The site offers health professionals a few validated screening instruments as on-screen forms that generate a PDF. This page explains, for authors and rights holders, how these instruments are handled and where each permission stands.
Publication rules
An instrument is published only when its license is confirmed in writing — public domain, an open license stated by the rights holder, or an approval letter. Instruments with restricted licenses or without express permission are not reproduced or adapted.
Items, response options, scoring and cut-offs are transcribed from the official Brazilian Portuguese version, unchanged. The authors, the copyright notice and a link to the source appear on screen and on the PDF.
Where the rights holder permits it, the only local adaptation is practical — for example, replacing crisis resources from another country with Brazilian ones (CVV 188, SAMU 192). Any such change is identified as an adaptation.
Where cut-offs were validated in another population (for example, adults), the form says so next to the score, on screen and on the PDF.
No fees, no advertising, no login, no sponsorship. The instruments are offered to public health and juvenile justice professionals as an aid to — never a replacement for — clinical assessment.
If a rights holder asks, the instrument is taken down promptly.
How the forms work
The form is filled in on screen and the PDF is generated locally by the browser. Nothing is sent to a server and nothing is stored — neither on this site nor on the user’s computer.
A blank PDF is also available for printing. The site is static, uses no cookies or trackers, and loads no third-party resources.
The completed PDF belongs to the professional, to be printed, signed or attached to the official health record.
Status
| Instrument | Rights holder | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASQ — Ask Suicide-Screening Questions Open the ASQ form (in Portuguese) | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), USA | Published | Public domain. Brazilian Portuguese version from the NIMH toolkit; crisis resources replaced with Brazilian services. |
| GAD-7 — Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale Open the GAD-7 form (in Portuguese) | Spitzer, Williams, Kroenke et al. | Published | No permission required, as stated on the official Portuguese PDF. Adult cut-offs, flagged next to the score. |
| CRAFFT 2.1 | Boston Children’s Hospital, USA | Awaiting approval | Official Brazilian Portuguese version. An approval letter is being requested; it will not be published before written approval. |
| ASSIST | World Health Organization (WHO) | Not used | Its cut-offs are not intended for people under 18, according to its developers. |
| Other licensed instruments (e.g. MAYSI-2, DUSI-R, POSIT, PHQ-A) | Various | Not reproduced | Not reproduced or adapted without express permission from the rights holder. |
For authors and rights holders
Write to contato@socioeducativo.bsb.br. On request, we send mock-ups of exactly how an instrument would appear on screen and on the PDF before anything is published, and we follow any attribution or display conditions you set.