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List of contents
- Preface by Francis Cullen
- Chapter 1: Community-Based Prevention of Youth Behavioral Health Problems
- Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives Guiding the Development and Evaluation of CTC
- Chapter 3: The Development and Evaluation of CTC
- Chapter 4: The Importance of Readiness and High-Functioning Coalitions in Community-based Prevention
- Chapter 5: Improving Community Capacity to Conduct Comprehensive Prevention Needs Assessments
- Chapter 6: Increasing the Use of Evidence-based Interventions to Reduce Youth Behavioral Health Problems
- Chapter 7: Ensuring High Quality Implementation and Sustainability of Evidence-based Interventions and Coalitions
- Chapters 8: Findings from the Community Youth Development Study
- Chapter 9: A State-wide Effectiveness Trial of CTC in Pennsylvania
- Chapter 10: The Future of CTC and Community-based Prevention
About the author
Abigail A. Fagan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Criminology & Law at the University of Florida.
J. David Hawkins is the Emeritus Endowed Professor of Prevention in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington.
Richard F. Catalano is a Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Washington.
David P. Farrington is Emeritus Professor of Psychological Criminology at the Institute of Criminology at Cambridge University.
Summary
Communities that Care provides an in-depth examination and illustrative examples of how communities can increase their capacity to engage in evidence-based, community-driven approaches to improve public health and prevent youth behavior problems.
Additional text
Communities That Care is among the most significant innovations in the history of prevention science, practice, and policy. It is a comprehensive system that provides tools for practitioners and policymakers to prevent youth behavior problems that are unique to their individual communities. Communities That Care is a tested and effective approach that should be implemented widely!" -Jeff Jenson, PhD, Philip D. and Eleanor G. Winn Endowed Professor for Children and Youth, University of Denver
