One of YouthCHAT's incredible features is its ability to link and access a young person's YouthCHAT evaluation via PMS's including MedTech and Indici. (In the HEEADSSS tab)

YouthCHAT data will allow the advanced HEEADSSS form to self-populate.

This feature is linked using NHI numbers, meaning the young person’s results can be viewed by any relevant medical practitioner.

YouthCHAT results can be accessed immediately after a young person has completed the assessment.

Do note - the young person can opt out at any point during the assessment, therefore terminating the survey. Any answers already given are still available for review.

After the three demographic questions, there are twelve question modules (see below).

For some modules, there are initial gateway questions that, with a positive response, lead to further questions.

The modules are:

YouthCHAT is online software, meaning all you need is a digital device (e.g. computer, tablet, phone), and Wi-Fi connection or cellular data.

Because of this, YouthCHAT can be used in many settings, such as:

- In a clinic, administered prior to a consultation (i.e., the young person completes while waiting for their appointment/the health practitioner is otherwise engaged).

- In a clinic, during a consultation (to facilitate discussion).

- During home visits or offsite consultations (such as school visits).

- Remotely (a link is sent, followed up by a phone/video consultation as necessary).

YouthCHAT has been developed using pre-existing and new modules.

The original pen and paper CHAT has undergone extensive evaluation and validation in NZ, as has the electronic version eCHAT.

These modules include:

- ASSIST questionnaire

- SACS questionnaire

- PHQ-A (adolescent depression)

- CHAT

- YouthCHAT

The aim of YouthCHAT is to quickly and easily identify common (and co-existing) risky health behaviours and mental health issues for young people.

The answers they give during YouthCHAT can be used to kickstart the consultation, identify the most urgent areas, determine the areas the young person would like help with, and get started on their treatment plan.

YouthCHAT has been mapped to HEEADSSS, so it is a great way to start a HEEADSSS assessment.

For each positive response, the young person is asked whether they want help (Yes / Yes, but not today / No), which indicates issues that are a priority to them.

This can help guide the rest of the consultation, and determine which topics they are ready to discuss.

Each question and answer has a text-to-speech option.

Simply click the icon and listen to the voice.

Clinics can turn off this feature if desired.

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You get:

• - Unlimited Practitioners/Staff
• - Validated Screens/Modules
• - Immediate Results
• - Mapped to HEEADSSS
• - Clinic and Organisation analytics

Language choice: A Te Reo version of the YouthCHAT Questions can be selected from the dropdown list. This means the YouthCHAT questions will be displayed in Te Reo.

At any point during the questionnaire the young person can opt-out by clicking on 'finish early' which terminates the questionnaire.

An alert to self-harm comes up in red. The organisation admin and questionnaire initiator will receive an email when a screen is flagged with a self-harm alert.

YouthCHAT typically takes 5-15 minutes to complete.

You can:

- Save time by having a young person complete the survey in the waiting room, or at home.

- Speed up the HEEADSSS assessment by allowing the YouthCHAT data to self-populate via PMS including MedTech and Indici.

- Screen any number of youth at once - which will enable YouthCHAT to prioritise those of higher risk.

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Authorised clinicians are able to access YouthCHAT report data through authenticated login to the YouthCHAT website.

Only report data for individuals for which the clinician is involved with in terms of provision of care are accessible.