CORE Score

CORE stands for Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation. Created and owned by The Core System Trust (CST) (see resources for the link)

CORE Scores determine the levels of distress an individual is experiencing. They are 3 categories

• Problems/ Symptoms

• Risk to others

• Risk to self

Problems/ symptoms determine functionality, everyday activities and the scale of your psychological symptoms.

Risk to others determine whether your current score indicates you could do harm to others. Note this does mean you are and certainly doesn't mean it is by choice

Risk to self is obviously how likely you are to self-harm or attempt suicide.

There are 2 CORE Score test sheets, CORE-10 and CORE-30. They relate to the number of questions.

Below is the CORE-30, it is more in-depth than the CORE-10 and differentiates between risk factors. The CORE-10 is more of a summary but still useful. They are additional CORE tests, particularly for young people (YPCORE), which takes in account the brain/ personality development. It's a shame there are no such tests for neurodiversity, at the moment, just the AQ Test ( a one size fits all, despite 'divergency' being part of our diagnosis)

How to calculate your CORE Score

Add up the scores for each category the score determines the level of distress being experienced.

CORE-10