The Summary Form shows whether a youth’s scores on each of the clinical scales is below or above certain cut-off scores that define whether they are high enough to be of concern. There are two cut-off scores on each clinical scale: Caution and Warning.  

This creates three zones on each clinical scale in which a youth’s score may fall:

• Scores below the Caution cut-off are “low” (indicated by scores in a “green” zone)
• Scores above the Caution cut-off but below the Warning cut-off are considered “clinically significant:” that is, high enough to be of concern (indicated by scores in a “yellow” zone)
• Scores above the Warning cut-off are very high, among the top 10% of youth in juvenile justice settings (indicated by scores in a “red” zone)