Risk Inventory and Strengths Evaluation (RISE)

The RISE is an all-new rating scale that provides a comprehensive understanding of both high-risk behaviors and psychological strengths across home, school, and community settings.

The psychological strengths represent important components of resilience—the quality that enables young people to cope effectively with the stressors and challenges of daily life. Cutoff scores identify high-risk status, prompting clinicians to focus on critical items where safety may be a concern. The RISE Index score compares the individual’s strengths and risk factors, which helps develop a well-informed intervention plan.

Areas covered by the RISE:
Drug and alcohol use
Self-harm
Bullying and aggression
Sexual risk
Suicidal behavior
Eating and sleeping problems
Delinquency
Support from family
Communication skills
Self confidence
Support from friends
Empathy
Interpersonal skills
Emotional balance

The RISE is easy to administer, score, and interpret—making it easy to present findings to parents and evaluation team members.

The components include print and online versions of a manual and the Parent, Teacher, and Self-report forms. With only 66 questions on the Parent and Self forms and only 36 on the Teacher form, RISE is one of the most efficient assessments for both clinicians and respondents to use.

RISE features:
Validated on a variety of clinical samples, including kids who are receiving interventions for high-risk behaviors such as gang involvement, suicidal and self-harming behaviors, and substance abuse
Includes response validity scales to check for inconsistent responding or an overly positive or negative presentation
Ages 9 - 25 years
Testing Time 15-20 minutes
Administration Individual