Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent Version (START:AV)

The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent Version (START:AV) structures and guides an individualized assessment of vulnerabilities that contribute to adverse outcomes and the strengths that help protect against them.

Intended for use with male and female adolescents (aged 12 to 18) in mental health and justice settings, the START:AV facilitates a review of an adolescent’s histories and short-term risk for multiple adverse outcomes including harm to others and rule violations (violence, non-violent offences, substance abuse, unauthorized absences) and harm to the adolescent (suicide, non-suicidal self-injury, victimization, health neglect).

START:AV assessments can be used to guide evidence-based intervention-planning, facilitate communication among professionals involved in the adolescent’s care, and provide a framework and common language in developing and monitoring risk and intervention plans.

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