What Does CANS Assessment Stand For?

What Does CANS Assessment Stand For? What does CANS assessment stand for? The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment Tool. Pursuant to the Continuum of Care Reform (CCR), county child welfare agencies are implementing the California Integrated Practice Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessment tool. What do cans scores mean? 1