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TSCC ™ and TSCYC ™
Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children™
Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children™
John Briere, PhD
Now more than ever: Find hope for children who hurt
Standardized rating scales that
evaluate symptoms and help you
identify child victims of trauma
Children who have experienced horrible events—things like physical and
sexual abuse, witnessing a violent act,
and living through a national pandemic and quarantine—are at real risk
of having lasting emotional scars. Your
heart aches when you see symptoms
like fear, sleep disturbances, anxiety,
and depression, and you know it could
be just the beginning.
Left untreated, the effects of trauma
can lead to behavior problems at
home and in school, poor school performance, and even poor odds for a
successful future.
Evaluating the effects of trauma and
intervening as soon as possible is pivotal to ensuring your students’ longterm emotional health and stability.
TSCC
The TSCC is a 54-item self-report rating
scale for children ages 8-16 years that
evaluates symptoms such as anxiety,
anger, depression, and sexual concerns
following an unspecified traumatic
event. An alternate form, the TSCC-A,
makes no reference to sexual issues.
TSCYC
Like the TSCC, the TSCYC evaluates
symptomatology in children who have
experienced an unspecified traumatic
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