The Assessment Checklist for Adolescents Plus (ACA+) Mental Health and Relational Strengths Measure for Adolescents in Statutory Out-Of-Home Care: Content Validity and Factor Structure for a Residential Care Sample

Sarah Elgie, Astrid Røsland Seim, Michael Tarren-Sweeney, Keys Group, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Olavs Hospital, Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Child and Family Psychology Programme, Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Published online on February 05, 2026

Abstract

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundThe Assessment Checklist for Adolescents Plus (ACA+) is a 30-item caregiver-report mental health and relational strengths measure, containing items that are the converse of maltreatment-related mental health and relational difficulties measured ...