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| Ranking |
Evidence-Based Practice |
| Description |
Communities That Care (CTC) is a substance-abuse community prevention system managed by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. CTC provides training and assessment materials that allow community stakeholders to prevent substance abuse in children between the ages of 10 and 14 through a variety of programs (Parents who Care, Guiding Good Choices, etc...). CTC's strategic prevention framework consists of five steps: (1) assessment, (2) capacity, (3) planning, (4) implementation, and (5) evaluation. An important element of CTC's success is the assessment of the individual needs of the community in order to target its unique risk factors with appropriate programs. CTC involves families, children, and school administrators, requiring a substantial commitment from the community. Materials for CTC are free but the community is required to fund a CTC coordinator who will implement and train the community staff. |
| Goal / Mission |
The goal of Communities That Care is to mobilize communities to prevent future substance abuse by reducing risk factors for children between the ages of 10 and 14. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
In the Community Youth Development Study, a randomized trial of CTC that took place over three years, communities that employed CTC (n=12) were found to significantly reduce drug use incidence and delinquent behavior (p=.03 and .00, respectively) over control communities (n=12). The study was conducted using assessments of 4,407 students from 24 small towns in 7 states. Students in the control group were found to be 60% more likely to drink alcohol and 41% more likely to engage in delinquent behavior (bringing a gun to school, engaging in fights, truancy, etc...). CTC has been implemented in the United States, U.K., Australia, the Netherlands, and Canada. |
| Categories |
Health / Teen & Adolescent Health
Health / Children's Health
Health / Prevention & Safety
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| Organization(s) |
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention |
| Date of Publication |
2009 |
| Date of Implementation |
2004 |
| Location |
Country: USA |
| Primary Contact |
Patricia Getty
Division of Systems Development Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin.
One Choke Cherry Road, #4-1027 Rockville, MD 20857
240) 276-2577
patricia.getty@samhsa.hhs.gov
https://www.pmrts.samhsa.gov/pmrts/CommunitiesC...
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| For more details |
http://www.sdrg.org/ctcresource/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC274...
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| Target Audience |
Children, Teens, Families |
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