Childhood anxiety
Kid Anxiety Self-Test (Child)
SCARED-5 short-form - validated childhood anxiety screen, child-report. About 1 minute.
5
Questions
~1
Minutes
Free
Always
What this measures
The SCARED is one of the most widely used childhood anxiety screeners. This 5-item short form is for kids aged 8 and up to fill out themselves.
Before you start
- · Find a quiet few minutes - answer honestly, not how you wish you felt.
- · There are no right or wrong answers. Pick what feels closest.
- · This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis.
- · If anything brings up something heavy, support is at the end.
Birmaher B, Brent DA, Chiappetta L, et al. Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED): a replication study. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1999;38(10):1230-1236.