Join co-sponsors, Senators Patty Murray and Lamar Alexander, at the Capitol Visitor’s Center in Washington, DC for a briefing that brings together researchers and evaluators, practitioners, policymakers, and parents to discuss the effectiveness of family-focused prevention interventions, as well as personal accounts of how these interventions have had positive effects on families. CLICK HERE for more information.
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Join David Hawkins, Kevin Haggerty, Blair Brooke-Weiss, and Dalene Dutton on April 11th in Denver, Colorado for a community of learners session for communities implementing CTC and an opportunity to share successes and challenges. We will explore practices and strategies to operationalize the Social Development Strategy in CTC communities. We will also explore the eCTC’s web-based platform and experiences of currentMore
A new paper in Prevention Science using data from the Community Youth Development Study (Rhew et al. 2015) did not find effects of CTC on reducing problem behaviors in repeated cross-sectional samples of 6th, 8th and 10th grade students. Although drug use and delinquency generally decreased in prevalence in CTC communities for each of these grades over the course ofMore
Communities in Action, a University of Washington School of Social Work initiative in Southeast and Central Seattle neighborhoods using the Communities That Care framework, presented their action plan to key leaders this week. The group plans to move ahead with implementation of three evidence-based programs targeting two priority risk areas: mental health and violence. Read the Seattle Times column
The University of Washington Center for Communities That Care is very pleased to announce that Dalene Dutton has joined the Center as a CTC Specialist. Prior to joining the Center in July, 2015, she coordinated the activities of a Communities That Care (CTC) Coalition in Maine for 12 years. A certified CTC Master Trainer and coach, Ms. Dutton has beenMore
The UW Center for Communities That Care will host its next eCTC Training of Facilitators this coming October in Seattle!
This is an opportunity for CTC coordinators and facilitators to learn how to use the new, web-based materials to facilitate CTC workshops in their community. The Facilitator Training will be held on Monday, October 5th, 2015 to Wednesday, October 7th,More
Today the Institute of Medicine released two individually-authored perspectives on the power of prevention: Unleashing the Power of Prevention and A Challenge to Unleash the Power of Prevention. The authors “propose a grand challenge that will advance the policies, programs, funding, and workforce preparation neededMore
On April 8, 2015, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will host “Communities that Care: Building Trust and Preventing Crime.”
Jim Bueermann, President of the Police Foundation and former chief of the Redlands, CA, police department, and Dr. David Hawkins, founding director of the University of Washington’s Social DevelopmentMore
Dr. Richard Catalano, co-developer of Communities That Care, will present a distinguished faculty seminar Wednesday, November 12 at 4pm Eastern.
Building Prevention Infrastructure to Reduce Delinquency, Violence and Substance Use: Communities that Care.
Join the University of Michigan Injury Center for a presentation of the research base for prevention of behavioral health problems and how to use communityMore
In Blueprints Standards and Issues in Identifying Blueprints Programs, Del Elliott and David Hawkins will repeat the workshop on this topic presented at the 2014 Blueprints Conference. The Blueprints program review process is described and the standard for certifying programs as evidence-based Model or Promising Blueprint Programs is outlined. The reviews of program evaluations by the Blueprints Advisory Board usingMore