Members of SDRG’s Center for Communities that Care participated in the European Society for Prevention Research’s annual meeting in Cremona, Italy, during the week of September 9, 2024. Dr. Margaret Kuklinski and Dr. Nicole Eisenberg from the Center attended the conference, where CTC was featured in several sessions. The conference theme was “Prevention In and With Communities,” a perfect fit for the work of Communities that Care (CTC). The Center partnered with teams from Australia, Estonia, Germany and Sweden to host a preconference workshop, “Getting Started with Communities that Care (CTC): An Interactive Orientation to the Framework’s Foundations And Key Elements For Implementation.” The session was attended by participants from Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as the presenting teams’ countries.
Dr. Eisenberg chaired a symposium, “Monitoring the Implementation of Communities That Care (CTC) Using Assessment Tools that Provide Feedback and Foster Community Learning,” featuring the work of CTC teams from Sweden (focusing on the Milestones & Benchmarks), Chile (focusing on the Community Board Interview) and Germany (focusing on the CTC Youth Survey). Dr. Kuklinski chaired a Campfire discussion, “Next Steps for Communities that Care: Developing a Cross-National Research and Action Agenda,” in collaboration with Dr. John Toumbourou (Australia) and Frederick Groeger-Roth (Germany).
CTC was also featured in other conference sessions and the conference opening keynote, with presentations from Australia, Brazil, Germany, and Greece. The conference provided an opportunity for many collaborative conversations and an increased interest in exploring the potential of CTC for countries worldwide. More information about the conference can be found here: EUSPR 2024 Programme – EUSPR.