| Abstract
| - The Adolescent Concerns Evaluation (ACE) is a 40-item multidimensional instrument scored on a five-point Likert scale consisting of four separate yet interdependent domains: family, school, peer, and individual (depression). The instrument has the potential to identify youths who are at risk of running away and may be useful to social work educators, practitioners, and researchers who deal with this vulnerable population. With preliminary evidence that the ACE is a reliable and valid tool, it is hoped that the instrument may help social workers determine treatment goals and measure treatment progress in their work with runaway youths.
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