Translation and Validation of the "Children and Adolescent Trauma Screen" in French

Translation and Validation in French of a Child Psychotrauma Identification Scale - the CATS (Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen)

Child psychotraumatism and complex psychotraumatism, mainly consecutive to child maltreatment, is a major unaddressed public health issue.

The investigators aim to translate and validate a screening scale to help professionals to better detect and refer children at risk of psychotraumatism.

This study aims to validate the psychometric properties of a french version of the CATS 2.0, in partnership with the original authors of the scale.

Inclusion Criteria:

• child aged between 7 and 17
• at least an adult of reference (parent or tutor) reachable
• agreement of adult of reference
• for clinical population : have been potentially exposed to a potential traumatic event (according to DSM-V)

Exclusion Criteria:

• non-mastery of French language