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Take a mental health screener

A self-screener, or set of questions you answer about yourself, can help you check in on your mental health. Screeners can help you decide what type of support is right for you.
It takes only a few minutes per screening, and at the end you will be presented with information and next steps.
Take a screener (English)  Tome una evaluación (español) 

Contacts

Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line

Phone

Call Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line at 833-773-2445

Call or text anytime - available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year

Online

Visit the Mass Help Line Website to Live Chat, or Learn More 

988 Lifeline

Phone

Call 988 Lifeline at 988

Free and confidential. Call or text anytime, available 24/7. | Veterans: Press 1, Spanish Line: Press 2, LGBTQ+ Youth: Press 3 | TTY Users: use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988

Online

Online chat in English Chat with Lifeline 
Online chat in Spanish Texto o Chat (español) 
For ASL speakers Call 988 Videophone via ASL Now 
Learn more about this organization 

The Details   of Take a mental health screener

How to start   Take a mental health screener

  1. Select: visit the screener website and select the statement that fits how you have been thinking or behaving.
  2. Answer: answer the brief set of questions about yourself and how you are feeling.
  3. Understand: get comprehensive explanations about your moods and behaviors.
  4. Explore: find informational materials about what you can do to help yourself.

More info   for Take a mental health screener

Your answers are anonymous and confidential: screenings are not linked to any one individual. Take these screenings anywhere you feel comfortable.

Your screening result will not provide a diagnosis: only a mental health professional can diagnose a mental health condition or disorder.

The self-screeners featured here are vetted and approved by professionals for screening specific mental health conditions.

  • For example, the generalized anxiety screener is the Carroll-Davidson GAD scale (CD-GAD), which is a12-item screening tool for Generalized Anxiety Disorder. The CD-GAD has a yes/no format and measures GAD symptoms occurring over the past six months. 

In addition to the wide-range screening, you'll find screeners for these topics:

  • Adolescent depression
  • Alcohol use
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Problem gambling
  • Depression
  • Disordered eating
  • Generalized anxiety
  • Opioid misuse
  • Psychosis
  • Post traumatic stress
  • Substance use
  • Well-being
  • Anger

If you need help right away or are in crisis, call or text 988 or chat online at 988lifeline.org/chat. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Contact   for Take a mental health screener

Phone
Call Massachusetts Behavioral Health Help Line at 833-773-2445

Call or text anytime - available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year

Online
Visit the Mass Help Line Website to Live Chat, or Learn More 
Phone
Call 988 Lifeline at 988

Free and confidential. Call or text anytime, available 24/7. | Veterans: Press 1, Spanish Line: Press 2, LGBTQ+ Youth: Press 3 | TTY Users: use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 988

Online
Online chat in English Chat with Lifeline 
Online chat in Spanish Texto o Chat (español) 
For ASL speakers Call 988 Videophone via ASL Now 
Learn more about this organization 

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