Objectives: To assess the validity and reliability of the Hispanic version of the tools of the Columbia University Teen Screen applied in 2009 by the Youth Mental Health Program at the Rosario University (UR) in the 8thgrade at the Centro Educativo Integral de Colsubsidio (CEIC) in Bogotá, Colombia. Methodology: Observational design to assessment diagnosed type screening test in two consecutive steps of the Mental Health Screening program applied in 183 students. Evaluation of the reproducibility of the tests applied to a sub sample of 63 students estimated using a random sampling of proportional allocation in an interval of 20 days. Results: The tools of Hispanic version of the Columbia University Teen Screen showed a high sensitivity (100%) and adequate specificity (89. 09%), positive predictive value 85, 88% giving it adequate validity. The reliability and internal consistency of the test are good, Cronbachs alpha: 0. 700, and the coherence of the initial ESJ and the clinical interview of the second stage of screening (kappa 0. 867, standard error of 0, 037 (p < 0, 001)). The reproducibility of the study showed a Kappa index of 0. 645 in the sub sample assessed 20 days later. Conclusions: The Hispanic version of the tools of the Columbia University Teen Screen has adequate validity and reliability for detecting signs of suicidal behavior and mental illness in adolescents. Keywords: Screening Program, Validity, Reliability, Adolescents, Suicidal behavior.