Communities that care : building community engagement and capacity to prevent youth behavior problems / Abigail A. Fagan, J. David Hawkins, Richard F. Catalano, David P. Farrington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fagan, Abigail A., author.

Hawkins, J. David, author.

Catalano, Richard F., author.

Farrington, David P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquents--United States--Social conditions.

Juvenile delinquents.

Youth--Mental health services--United States.

Youth.

Community health services--United States.

Community health services.

Youth--Mental health services.

Social conditions.

United States.

Behavior modification--United States.

Behavior modification.

Juvenile delinquents--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xvi, 354 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Overview of the communities that care system : theoretical basis, development, evaluation, and comparison to other community-based preventive interventions

Community-based prevention of youth behavioral health problems

Theoretical perspectives guiding the development and evaluation of CTC

The development and evaluation of CTC

Implementing CTC and similar community-based preventive interventions

The importance of readiness and high-functioning coalitions in community-based prevention

Improving community capacity to conduct comprehensive prevention needs assessments

Increasing the use of evidence-based interventions to reduce youth behavioral health problems

Ensuring high quality implementation and sustainability of evidence-based interventions and coalitions

Evaluating CTC

Findings from the community youth development study

A state-wide effectiveness trial of CTC in Pennsylvania

Moving forward: what is needed to successfully implement CTC and other community-based prevention systems

The future of CTC and community-based prevention.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190299217

0190299215

9780190299224

0190299223

OCLC:

1041232533