Measures & Tools

Find resources, including measures, toolkits, and best practices, designed to support practitioners, policymakers, and communities in addressing violence. Our resource library is a valuable tool for anyone looking to implement evidence-based strategies in their work.

Measures

Bystander Intervention for Problematic Alcohol Use Model (BIPAUM)

Likelihood to Intervene in Problematic Drinking Scenarios Scale (PDF)

Montanaro, E., Mennicke, A., McGonagle, A., Moxie, J., Meehan, E. A., Jules, B. N., Temple, J., Brienzo, M.J.,… McMahon, S. (2024). Factor structure for measures of bystander likelihood, barriers, and actions to prevent problematic alcohol use among college students. Journal of American College Health, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2024.2418534

Hate Crime Beliefs Scale – Short Form

Hate Crime Beliefs Scale-Short Form (PDF)

Associated Articles:

Kehn, A., Kaniuka, A.R., Benson, K., Sorby, M.L., Stornelli, L., & Cramer, R.J. (In Press). Assessing attitudes about Hate: Further development of the Hate Crime Beliefs Scale. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03626-6

Hate-Motivated Behavior Checklist (HMBC)

Hate-Motivated Behavior Checklist (PDF)

Associated Articles:

Cramer, R.J., Cacace, S.C., Sorby, M., Adrian, M.E., Kehn, A., & Wilsey, C.N. (2023). A Psychometric Investigation of the Hate-Motivated Behavior Checklist. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(7-8), 5638-5660. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221127196

Cramer, R.J., Kehn, A., Sorby, M., Nobles, M.R., Long, M.M., Marsden, J., Deitle, C., Griffin, S.M., King, A., Smart, S., & Fording, R.C. (2021). Development and psychometric properties of the Hate-Motivated Behavior Checklist (HMBC). Criminal Justice and Behavior, 48(11), 1652-1673. https://doi.org/10.1177/00938548211015703

Healthcare Competency Assessment Form – Sexual and Gender Minority (HCAF-SGM)

Healthcare Competency Assessment Form – Sexual and Gender Minority (PDF)

Associated Articles:

Wilsey, C.N., Cramer, R.J., Mishoe, S.C., Golom, F.D., Bennington, L.K., Casey, C.F., & Van Lunen, B. (In Press). Development and initial validation of a sexual and gender minority competency-based survey for health service professionals. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000685

Military Suicide Attitudes Questionnaire-Short Form

Military Suicide Attitudes Questionnaire-Short Form (PDF)

Associated Articles:

Cramer, R.J., Montanaro, E., VanSickle, M., Cacace, S., ‡Zabelski, S., Smith, E.L., Franks, M., Grover, S., & Cunningham, C.A. (2022). A psychometric assessment of the Military Suicide Attitudes Questionnaire (MSAQ). Psychiatry Research317, 114849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114849

Suicide Competency Assessment Form & Suicide Competency Assessment Form-Revised (SCAF & SCAF-R)

Suicide Competency Assessment Form (PDF)

Suicide Competency Assessment Form-Revised (PDF)

Associated Articles:

Cramer, R. J., Hawgood, J., Kaniuka, A. R., Brooks, B., & Baker, J. C. (2023). Updated suicide prevention core competencies for mental health professionals: Implications for training, research, and practice. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000172

Cramer, R.J., Ireland, J.L., Long, M.M., Hartley, V., & Lamis, D.A. (2020). Initial validation of the SuicideCompetency Assessment Form among behavioral health staff in the National Health Services (NHS) Trust. Archives of Suicide Research, 24, S136-S149. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1577194

Cramer, R.J., Johnson, S.M., McLaughlin, J., Rausch, E.M., & Conroy, M.A. (2013). Suicide risk assessment for psychology doctoral programs: Core competencies and a framework for training. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 7(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031836

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Interprofessional Suicide Prevention Training

Cramer, R.J., La Guardia, A., & Wright-Berryman, J. (2020). Interprofessional Education Suicide Prevention: A Training Program for Health Professions Students. Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation.

Supporting Articles:

La Guardia, A., Wright-Berryman, J., Cramer, R.J., Kaniuka, A.R., & Adams Tufts, K. (2022). Interprofessional suicide prevention education: Training Insights from a course disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Crisis43(6), 531–538. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000813

Cramer, R.J., La Guardia, A.C., Wright-Berryman, J., Long, M.M., & Adams Tufts, K. (2019). Integrating interprofessional education into suicide prevention training: Results from a pilot evaluation. Social Work in Public Health, 34, 628-636. https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2019.1635950

Core Competency Model of Suicide Assessment, Management, and Prevention

Cramer, R.J. (2017). The Core Competency Model of Suicide Assessment, Management, and Prevention. ConCEpt Training, Palo Alto University.  

Supporting Article:

Cramer, R.J., Long, M.M., Zapf, P.A., & Gordon, E. (2019). Preliminary effectiveness of an online-mediated competency-based suicide prevention training program. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 50(6), 395-406. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000261

Peiper, L.J., ‡Prowten, S.D., Cacace, S.C., & Cramer, R.J. (2025). The Core Competency Model for Corrections (CCM-C) Self-Directed Violence Prevention Training: A Toolkit for Carceral Systems and Professionals. North Carolina Department of Adult Correction & University of North Carolina at Charlotte Violence    Prevention Center. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/Z9VQ6