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Scholars and policymakers increasingly call for evidence-based, prevention-oriented, and community-driven approaches to improve public health and reduce youth crime, substance use, and related problems. However, few functional models exist. In Communities that Care, four leading experts on prevention describe one such system to illustrate how communities effectively engage in prevention activities. Communities That Care (CTC) is a coalition-based prevention system implemented successfully in dozens of communities across the world that promotes healthy development and reduces crime rates for youth. Drawing on literature from criminology, community psychology, and prevention science this book describes the conditions and actions necessary for effective community-based prevention. The authors illustrate how effective community-based prevention can be undertaken by describing how the CTC prevention system has been developed, implemented, evaluated, and disseminated across the U.S. and internationally. Communities that Care shares invaluable lessons about the implementation and evaluation of community-level interventions and establishes a set of best practices for anyone seeking to engage in and/or evaluate effective prevention efforts.
Sommario
- 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
Info autore
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.
Riassunto
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.
Testo aggiuntivo
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
