Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument Version 2 (MAYSI-2)

Welcome to the website for the MAYSI-2. The Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-Second Version is a brief screening tool designed to assist juvenile justice facilities in identifying youths at admission who might have special mental health needs.

You can use the buttons on the left to help you navigate through our website. You will also see a button for the NYSAP website, the National Youth Screening Assistance Project, which is our program to support mental health screening in juvenile justice programs. You will also see a button for MAYSIWARE, which will take you to the website for the electronic version of the MAYSI-2. Finally, the PRPress button will take you to the publisher's website where you can purchase both the MAYSI-2 and MAYSIWARE.