The Screening to Brief Intervention instrument, or S2BI, is a 7-item instrument that asks about tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, prescribed drugs, inhalants, illegal drugs, and herbs/synthetic drugs. Responses for each substance can be 'never', 'once or twice', 'monthly', of 'weekly or more'. The result range from "no reported use," "lower risk," or "higher risk." For the lower and higher risk categories the intervention provides guidance for developing an action plan for each response category.

Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA) is a validated questionnaire that consists of 25 items for the mother, 25 items for the father, and 25 items for the adolescent. Three broad dimensions are assessed: degree of mutual trust, quality of communication, and extent of anger and alienation. Answers are rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (almost never or never) to 5 (almost always or always). The IPPA is scored by reverse-scoring the negatively worded items and then summing the response values in each section.

Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology is a 16-item questionnaire that measures rates of depression symptoms. Each answer in the survey is worth between 0 and 3 points. Severity of depression can be judged based on the total score. 1-5 = No depression 6-10 = Mild depression 11-15 = Moderate depression 16-20 = Severe depression 21-27 = Very severe depression.

Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a 10-item psychological instrument for measuring the perception of stress. Answer choices range from 0 to 4 (0=Never and 4=Very Often). PSS scores are obtained by reversing responses (e.g., 0 = 4, 1 = 3, 2 = 2, 3 = 1 & 4 = 0) to the four positively stated items (items 4, 5, 7, & 8) and then summing across all scale items with higher scores indicating higher levels of stress.

The Social Problem-Solving Inventory - Revised (SPSI-R) has both a long form (52 questions) and short form (25 questions) and assesses individual's strengths and weaknesses in their problem-solving abilities. The inventory has five component scales to assess problem-solving styles and solution generation: Positive Problem Orientation, Negative Problem Orientation, Rational Problem Solving, Impulsivity/Carelessness Style, Avoidance Style.

The Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES) is a 26-item measure of perceived self-efficacy for coping with challenges and threats. The answer choices are a rating on an 11-point scale. Anchor points on the scale are 0 ('cannot do at all'), 5 ('moderately certain can do') and 10 ('certain can do'). An overall CSES score is created by summing the item ratings with high scores indicate greater coping skills.

The Brief COPE is a 28-item multidimensional measure of strategies used for coping or regulating cognitions in response to stressors. There are 14 two-item subscales within the Brief COPE, and each is analyzed separately: (1) self-distraction, (2) active coping, (3) denial, (4) substance use, (5) use of emotional support, (6) use of instrumental support, (7) behavioral disengagement, (8) venting, (9) positive reframing, (10) planning, (11) humor, (12) acceptance, (13) religion, and (14) self-blame. Respondents rate items on a 4-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 - "I haven't been doing this at all" to 4 - "I've been doing this a lot." Each of the 14 scales is comprised of 2 items; total scores on each scale range from 2 (minimum) to 8 (maximum). Higher scores indicate increased utilization of that specific coping strategy.

The Social Adjustment Scale-Self-Report (SAS-SR) 54-item measure that evaluates the efficacy of pharmacological treatments of mental disorders to provide an understanding of a client's satisfaction with his or her social situation. Answer choices are on a 5-point Likert scale with higher scores indicating a better quality of life.

The Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire (SLESQ) is a 13-item self-report measure that assesses lifetime exposure to traumatic events. For each event, respondents are asked to indicate whether the event occurred ("yes" or "no"), their age at time of the event, as well as other specific items related to the event, such as the frequency, duration, whether anyone died, or was hospitalization, etc. No score is given for the measure.