Table 1.

Suicide assessment measures and strength of evidence for use with youth of color.

Year	Author	Scale Name	Suicide Outcome	Sample Size, Age, Race, Recruitment	Psychometric Findings	YOC Rating a
Screening Instrument
2022	Horowitz et al.	Ask Suicide Screening Questionnaires	SI, SB	1,083, ages 10–21, 30.5% non-Hispanic Black, pediatric medical patients	SN, SP	2
2004	Shaffer et al.	Columbia Suicide Screen	SI, SB	1,729, ages 11–19, 56% White, school	SN, SP, PV, TR, IC	2
Clinical Interview
2011	Posner et al.	Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale	SI, SB	Sample 1: 124, ages 12–18, 67% White, outpatient; Sample 2: 317, ages 11–17, 76% White, outpatient	SN, SP, PV, IC, CV, DVV	1
2007	Nock et al.	Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview	SI, SP, SB	94, ages 12–19, 73% White, clinical and community	TR, CV, IR, II	1
2021	Gratch et al.	Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview—Revised	SI, SP, SB	206, ages 12–19, 33% White, community	CV, IR, II	2
1990	Reynolds	Suicidal Behaviors Interview	SI, SB	352, ages 12–19, 67% White, school	IC, IR, CN, CSV	1
1979	Pfeffer et al.	Child Suicide Potential Scales	SI, SB	58, ages 6–12, 49% Latine, clinical	IR, IC	2
Self-Report Survey
1993	Steer et al.	Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation	SI, SB	108, ages 12–17, 66% White, inpatient	CV, CNV, DSV	1
2002	Joiner et al.	Depressive Symptom Inventory—Suicidality Subscale	SI	2,851, ages 15–24, 90% born in Australia, outpatient	IC, CNV, DSV	1
2002	Osman et al.	Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory	SI	195, ages 14–17, 84% White, inpatient	TR, IC, CV, CSV, DSV	1
2003	Osman et al.	Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory	SI	217 school, 30 inpatient, ages 14–19, 79% White, school and inpatient	SN, SP, CV, IC, DSV	1
2010	Muehlenkamp et al.	Self-Harm Behavior Questionnaire	SI, SP, SB	1,386, mean age 15.5, 43% White, school	IC, CV, DSV, MI	2
2001	Osman et al.	Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire–Revised	SI, SB	Sample 1: 110, ages 14–17, inpatient, 80% White; Sample 2: 148, ages 14–18, 87% White, school	IC, CV, DSV	1
1999	Reynolds & Mazza	Suicide Ideation Questionnaire	SI	91, ages 11–15, 91% Black, school	TR, IC, DSV, CNV	2
1996	Spirito et al.	Suicide Intent Scale	SI	190, ages 12–17, 80% White, clinical	IC, CV, CNV	1
2009	Pettit et al.	Modified Scale for Suicide Ideation	SI, SB	102, ages 13–17, 40% Latine, inpatient	IC, IR, CV, CNV	2
Self-Report Survey With Risk Factors
1993	Tatman et al.	Suicide Probability Scale	SI	217, ages 15–19, 27% White, school	IC, DSV	2

Note. SI = suicidal ideation; SB = suicide attempts/behavior; SP = suicide plans; SN = sensitivity; SP = specificity; PV = predictive validity; CV = convergent validity; DVV = divergent validity; IR = interrater reliability; TR = test-retest reliability; II = inter-informant agreement; CN = content validity; IC = internal consistency; CSV = construct validity; DSV = discriminant validity; MI = measurement invariance; CNV = concurrent validity.

^aStrength of Support for use with YOC (youth of color): 1 = tested in majority White sample; 2 = tested in ethnoracially diverse sample (i.e., at least 40% of participants identified as being from a racial/ethnic minority background); 3 = culturally adapted and validated in youth of color (N/A because no measures fell into this category).