Mental Health Toolkit

This website allows selection of several different screening tools in multiple languages.
For Depression select the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ –2) or Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9).
For Anxiety select the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2 (GAD 2) or Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD 7).

Screening for depression and anxiety and assessing psychosocial risk factors are integral parts of antenatal and postnatal care that should be offered to all women. It is also important that women receive psychosocial support and evidence-based advice on psychosocial treatments and medications for mental health conditions.

The EPDS should be administered during the postpartum period.

FYI - this tool is to be used with permission of the author. Use in an EMR would require a royalty.

FYI - this tool is to be used with permission of the author. Use in an EMR would require a royalty.

The C-SSRS is widely used and is much more selective in eliminating false positive screens for suicide. Scroll down on this link to select the version of the screener desired. The C-SSRS is available in several languages. You can watch the training video below.

A five-question tool used to screen for drug and alcohol use; answering yes to two or more questions indicates a complete assessment is advised.

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Recommend screening all women of reproductive age. This is a first-line screening tool for intimate partner violence.

The Danger Assessment-5 should be completed if the HITS screening is positive. This is a follow-up screening tool for a positive HITS screen.