biostudies-literatureUnknown40(1)Barroca I<h4>Introduction</h4>Since exposure to potentially traumatic events during childhood and adolescence has been shown to be very common, its screening is very important. Our aim was to develop a self-assessment checklist to perform screening of potentially traumatic events in childhood and adolescence.<h4>Methods</h4>The development of the Checklist of Potentially Traumatic Events in Children and Adolescents (CEPT-CA) was based on: (a) the structure of Life Events Checklist that has been translated, back-translated, and adapted; (b) recommendations of renowned entities about trauma in childhood; (c) particularities of potentially traumatic events in childhood; (d) adapting the language to the target population's age group; (e) Portugal's sociocultural context. The preliminary version of the Portuguese journal of public health3-6https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11320104biostudies-literatureDevelopment of a Checklist of Potentially Traumatic Events in Children and Adolescents (CEPT-CA).PMC11320104Santos CMCotovio GVelosa ABarroca ICarvalho PSKozlowska KPinto IfalseDevelopment of a Checklist of Potentially Traumatic Events in Children and Adolescents (CEPT-CA).<h4>Introduction</h4>Since exposure to potentially traumatic events during childhood and adolescence has been shown to be very common, its screening is very important. Our aim was to develop a self-assessment checklist to perform screening of potentially traumatic events in childhood and adolescence.<h4>Methods</h4>The development of the Checklist of Potentially Traumatic Events in Children and Adolescents (CEPT-CA) was based on: (a) the structure of Life Events Checklist that has been translated, back-translated, and adapted; (b) recommendations of renowned entities about trauma in childhood; (c) particularities of potentially traumatic events in childhood; (d) adapting the language to the target population's age group; (e) Portugal's sociocultural context. The preliminary version of the 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Apr2025-04-26T00:18:24.228Z2025-04-06T09:39:53.395ZS-EPMC113201043946949610.1159/000522221