The Survey of Well-being of Young Children

Click here to download the Family Questions

Click here to download the Family Questions Scoring

The Family Questions were chosen from several previously validated measures. Click here to download these references.

The SWYC's Family Questions were chosen from previously validated sources and are commonly used to measure symptoms of depression, alcohol and drug abuse, domestic violence and other psychosocial risk factors that affect parents' and children's well-being. Answers to such questions may help pediatricians understand some factors that affect their young patients and their families. We have collected normative data on these questions in primary care and referral clinic samples. Because all items in this domain were gleaned from the research literature, we rely on previous research to support their validity.

Positive endorsement of items on this list indicate a child should be monitored further. If a parent endorses items such that a pediatrician believes a child or family member may be at immediate risk of harm, appropriate steps should be taken to refer the child and/or family for help as soon as possible.

The 2, 4, 6 and month SWYC forms include the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).Click here for a link to ‘Perinatal Mental Health: the EPDS Manual’ which includes 58 translations of the instrument. The copyright for the EPDS is owned by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. If you would like to use the EPDS as a stand-alone measure, separate from the SWYC, or make changes to the EPDS, please contact the Royal College of Psychiatrists directly.

Click here for more information about postpartum depression and screening guidelines provided by the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP).