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Non-Florida Assessments
For programs outside of Florida, the assessment of choice to measure risk and protective factors
with AMIkids youth is the YASI.

Youth Assessment & Screening Instrument (YASI)
The YASI is an assessment tool that measures risk, needs, and protective factors in at-risk and
juvenile justice-involved youth. Youth are assessed upon entering the program, reassessed at 90
days or six months, and again at discharge. Findings from the baseline YASI are used to understand
the strengths and needs of youth to provide individualized case management and treatment planning.

In 2025, the YASI was used in Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, and South Carolina. Baseline findings
from 2025 indicate that overall, youth entering these programs have risk factors that could lead to future
delinquency and entering or re-entering the justice system. Of the 538 youth who completed a full assessment,
about seven out of eight (87%) have medium- or high-risk factors, while only two-fifths (40%) have high protective
factors. Of note, a majority of youth (71%) had high levels of static risk factors, or risk factors that cannot be changed. This result
is expected given that these particular programs’ primary source of youth referrals is from the juvenile justice system and have a history of justice
involvement, engaging in risky behaviors, or violence. However, it is important to understand that about 64% of youth have medium to very high
dynamic risk factors, or factors that can be positively impacted through effective programming.

Examination of the specific types of risk factors shows
OVERALL FULL YASI ASSESSMENT RESULTS (N=538) a large proportion of youth with medium to high
levels of dynamic risks related to aggression (73%),
Overall Risk Factors 13.2% 48.7% 38.1% skills (71%), family relationships (70%), attitude/
beliefs (67%), school (66%), and community or peer
Overall Protective Factors 23.2% 36.1% 40.7% relationships (65%). Static risks show that a little over
half of youth have a high risk associated with their
.7% legal history (53%) and violent history (58%).
Static Risk Factors 10.8% 17.1% 71.4%
The highest endorsed protective factor was in
Static Protective Factors 50.7% 17.1% 19% 13.2% employment/free time, with nearly 60% of youth
scoring high for engaging in positive, structured
extracurricular activities or being employed.
Dynamic Risk Factors 19.5% 16.9% 24.9% 21.2% 11% 6.5% The bulk of youth scored much lower in other
areas that serve as protective factors, such as
Dynamic Protective Factors 10.6% 21.7% 25.8% 20.1% 17.8% family, school, community/peers, and behavior
and attitudes – indicating areas of need for
3.9%
support or change.
None Low Low-Medium Medium Medium-High High Very High

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