Well-being Indicator Tool for Youth (WIT-Y)

The WIT-Y was developed by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the University of Minnesota in partnership with Anu Family Services. The WIT-Y is a guided self-assessment tool for youth ages 15-21 who have had contact with the child welfare system. The WIT-Y Assessment explores an inndividual's sense of well-being across eight domains.

Constructs Being Measured
Primary: 
Physical well-being
Secondary: 
Social well-being
How to Access and Cite

To access the resource, visit https://umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eMb02bcxMDSQtuJ?Q_JFE=qdg.

Outcome Families
Well-being
Connectedness
Awareness
Agency
Mastery
Programmatic Purpose
Classroom-level data and feedback
Program-level monitoring and evaluation
Instrument Characteristics
Type of items: 

8 rating scale items [5 levels: In crisis, Just surviving, Doing okay, Doing good, Doing great, each level has 3-6 example situations/statements]

Original target population: 

15-21 year olds

Format: 
Self-report
Applicable Grade Levels
Pre-primary
Primary
Secondary
Post-secondary
Supporting Research

Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW)
University of Minnesota

Statham & Chase, 2010
Bornstein et al., 2003; Pollard & Davidson, 2001
Bornstein et al., 2003; Pollard & Davidson, 2001
Bradshaw, Hoelscher & Richardson, 2007
Myers, Sweeney & Witmer, 1998; Adams & Benzer, 2000

Points to Consider

For more guidance on measuring student learning and best practices in adapting measurement tools to your contexts, check out the Portal page on Monitoring and Evaluation. You can also contact Alvin Vista (Knowledge Lead, Student Outcomes) and Robbie Dean (Director of Research) for specific questions.