SHAPE Assessments
The SHAPE System Assessments
The SHAPE System offers many tools to improve school mental health systems! The image below illustrates a recommend order of completion for assessments accessible through individual, school, district, and entity accounts. Additionally, it highlights assessments available to state/territory and pre-school accounts.
For a comprehensive alternative text version of the flowchart above, visit our SHAPE Assessments Flowchart Description page.
How can I complete assessments on SHAPE?
To access and complete assessments, create an account and register as an individual, school, preschool, district, state/territory, or entity. Registration is free and simple! Once you are registered, visit the "Learn and Share SHAPE" tab for resources on how to use the SHAPE System and its tools.
Learn more about the assessments on SHAPE by clicking on the assessment names below.
School Mental Health Profile
The School Mental Health Profile (The Profile) is available to Individual, School, District, and Entity Accounts. The Profile collects information related to multi-tiered services and supports (MTSS), staffing, financing, and data systems in your school/district/entity school mental health systems.
- 3 sections
- 7 mixed-response-style items
- ~20-40 minutes
School Mental Health Quality Assessment (SMH-QA)
The School Mental Health Quality Assessment (SMH-QA) is available to Individual, School, District, and Entity Accounts. The SMH-QA is designed for teams to access the comprehensiveness of their school mental health system and to identify priority areas for improvement.
- 7 domains
- 70-98 items
- ~60-90 minutes
Trauma-Responsive Schools Implementation Assessment (TRS-IA)
The Trauma-Responsive Schools Implementation Assessment (TRS-IA) is available to Individual, School, District, and Entity Accounts. The TRS-IA is an evidence-informed self-assessment quality improvement tool developed by the NCTSN Treatment and Services Adaptation Center for Resilience, Hope, and Wellness in School and the National Center for School Mental Health.
- 8 domains
- 32 items
- ~40-60 minutes
Organizational Well-being Inventory for Schools (OWBI-S)
School Mental Health Family Engagement Quality Assessment - Coming Soon!
The School Mental Health Family Engagement Quality Assessment (SMHFE-QA) will soon be available to School and District Accounts. The SMHFE-QA will include two sections to assess family engagement and partnerships in your school mental health system. The first section focuses on the frequency schools engage in specific activities to partner with caregivers to promote positive mental health outcomes for students. The second section focuses on school’s ability to meet caregiver expectations for high quality school mental health system.
Culturally Responsive, Anti-Racist, and Equitable Schools Quality Assessment (CARES-QA)
The Culturally Responsive, Anti-Racist, and Equitable Schools Quality Assessment (CARES-QA) is available to School, District, and Entity Accounts and is designed to help team assessment of CARE practices and provides examples of ways districts can create an environment that reflects values around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- 5 domains
- 40 items
- ~15 minutes
State School Mental Health Profile
The State School Mental Health Profile is available to State Accounts. The State School Mental Health Profile helps states assess several state-level school mental health indicators including infrastructure, technical assistance and training, policies, financing, staffing, and emerging school mental health issues.
- 8 sections
- 16 mixed-response-style items
- ~60-90 minutes
