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The Behavioral Health Screen (BHS)

Provide comprehensive assessment

The BHS consists of psychiatric symptom scales and risk behaviors that cover all the psychosocial areas suggested by best practice guidelines. Results are immediately scored, summarized, and securely sent to a designated clinician for review. Most clinicians can scan the report within 10 seconds.

The BHS screens across the following domains:

Suicidality
Anxiety
Depression
Substance Use
Eating Disorders
Traumatic Stress
Self Harm
Safety Practices

Psychosis
Gun Access
Exercise
Bullying
Physical/Sexual Abuse
Work/School Activities
Family Environment
General Medical

Empirical Support for the BHS

Initially developed through a collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), BH-Works and the Behavioral Health Screen (BHS) have been validated and researched by clinicians and experts in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and pediatrics. The clinical utility of the tool has been strongly endorsed by a series of evaluations led by Guy Diamond, PhD; Joel Fein MD, MPH; and Matt Wintersteen, PhD.

Peer Reviewed Articles

BH-Works and the BHS have been used to guide practice innovation, public health program management, and research on suicidality and related risk factors.

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Publication Abstracts

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Research Publications
1. Abaya, R, Atte, T., Diamond, G, Fein, JA (2019). Characteristics and behavioral risk factors of firearm-exposed youth in an urban emergency department. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 42(4), 603-612.
2. Wang, S.B., Herres, J., & Diamond, G. (2017) Unique Interactions of Interpersonal Trauma and Positive Peer and Family Experiences on Traumatic Distress among Pediatric Primary Care Patients. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
3. Diamond, G., Herres, J., Krauthamer Ewing E.S., Atte, T., Scott, S., Wintersteen, M., & Gallop, R. (2017) Comprehensive Screening for Suicide Risk in Primary Care. The American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 53(1), 48-54.
4. Herres, J., Kodish, T., Fein, J., & Diamond, G. S. (2017). Screening to identify groups of pediatric emergency department patients using latent class analysis of reported suicidal ideation and non-suicidal self-injury. Archives of Suicide Research, 1-12.
5. Kodish, T., Herres, J., Shearer, A., Atte, T., Fein, J., & Diamond, G.S. (2016). Bullying, Depression, and Suicide Risk in a Pediatric Primary Care Sample. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 37(3), 241-6.
6. Shearer, A., J. Herres, T. Kodish, H. Squitieri, K. James, J. Russon, T. Atte, and Diamond, G.S. (2016). Differences in Mental Health Symptoms Across Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Youth in Primary Care Settings. Journal of Adolescent Health, 59(1): p. 38-43.
7. Shearer, A., Russon, J., Herres, J., Atte, T., Kodish, T. & Diamond, G. (2015). The relationship between disordered eating and sexuality amongst adolescents and young adults. Eating Behaviors, 19, 115-9.
8. Jenkins, A.L., Singer, J., Conner, B.T., Calhoun, S. & Diamond, G.S. (2014). Risk for suicidal ideation and attempt among a primary care sample of adolescents engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 44(6): p. 616-28.
9. Wintersteen, M.B. & Diamond, G.S. (2013). Youth Suicide Prevention in Primary Care: A Model Program and Its Impact on Psychiatric Emergency Referrals. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 1(3), 295-305.
10. Bevans, K.B., Diamond, G., Levy, S. (2012). Screening for Adolescents' Internalizing Symptoms in Primary Care: Item Response Theory Analysis of the Behavior Health Screen Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Risk Scales. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 33(4), 283-290.
11. Diamond, G.S, O’Malley, A., Wintersteen, M.B., Peters, S., Yunghans, S., Biddle, V., O’Brien, C. & Schrand, S. (2012). Attitudes, Practices, and Barriers to Adolescent Suicide and Mental Health Screening: A Survey of Pennsylvania Primary Care Providers. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 3(1), 29-35.
12. Diamond, G.S., Levy, S.A., Bevans, K.B., Fein, J.A., Wintersteen, M.B., Tien, A. & Creed, T.A. (2010). Development, validation, and utility of the web-based Behavioral Health Screen for adolescents in ambulatory care. Pediatrics, 126(1), 163-170.
13. Fein, J.A., Pailler, M.E., Frances K., Barg, F.K., Wintersteen, M.B., Hayes, K., Tien, A. & Diamond, G.S. (2010). Feasibility and effects of a web-based adolescent psychiatric assessment administered by clinical staff in the pediatric emergency department. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 164(12), 1112-1117.
14. Pailler, M. E., Cronholm, P. F., Barg, F. K., Wintersteen, M. B., Diamond, G.S., & Fein, J. A. (2009). Patients’ and caregivers beliefs about depression screening and referral in the emergency department. Pediatric Emergency Care, 25(11), 721-727.
15. Stevens, S. L., Kinsman, S. B., Pailler, M. E., Latif, S., Levy, S. A., & Diamond, G. S. (2007). Providers’ experiences with identification, management and referral of adolescents with depression. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40(2), S42-S43.
16. Wintersteen, M.B., Diamond, G. S., & Fein, J. A. (2007). Screening for suicide risk inthe pediatric emergency and acute care setting. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 19(4), 398-404.

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