We’re thrilled that new research out of Pennsylvania State University supports how CTC is helping local communities! Researchers looked at almost 400 Pennsylvanian school districts, and found that adolescents in communities using CTC (as well as an evidence-based program) were 22% less likely to use marijuana, 17% less likely to use cigarettes, 15% less likely to use alcohol, and 12%More
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In the last few months, Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development has made significant changes to its website. To help users navigate these new features, Blueprints staff will be hosting an informational webinar later this month. Check back here or keep an eye out for an email from us on when this webinar will take place!
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While the Communities That Care model specifically works upstream to prevent problems, find out how Michigan’s Upper Peninsula CTC coalitions have infused opioid prevention and harm reduction work. Join Gery Shelafoe for an interactive discussion on how CTC can be utilized when a community is faced with a crisis.
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Join Center for CTC Specialists Capetra Parker, Dalene Beaulieu, and Jaclynn Sagers for a conversation about using the Social Development Strategy to engage your coalition. Please note date change to Wednesday, June 5th!
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As coordinators, our guiding light for doing CTC is the Milestones & Benchmarks. What are the many ways we can use them? How do we ensure that we’re integrating attention to those M&Bs in the midst of everything else we’re juggling? How and when are good times to share those M&Bs with work groups, or with the full coalition? JoinMore
This webinar will explore what the science says about parental influence on preventing the initiation of and reducing the harms from alcohol, marijuana and other drug use. Updates on the prevalence, impact and psychology of adolescent/young adult substance use will be provided in a way that is aimed at equipping professionals to leverage partnerships with parents as an intervention strategy.More
Join Center for CTC Director Dr. Kevin Haggerty on February 14 to discuss “The Power of Community Activated Prevention.” To register, click HERE!
Communities that Care: Building Community Engagement and Capacity to Prevent Youth Behavior Problems, published by Oxford University Press is available now! Order now direct from the publisher, Oxford,or via Amazon.
From the publisher: 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 functionalMore
The Center for Communities That Care will host a training of facilitators March 5-7, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. This is an opportunity for CTC coordinators and facilitators to learn how to use CTC’s web-based platform to facilitate CTC PLUS implementation in their community.
Registration deadline: February 15, 2019. Space is limited.
Email for registration instructions and additional information: ctr4ctc@uw.edu.
Join CTC Coordinators from around to the country for a discussion on February 14th, hosted by Center for CTC Specialist Jaclynn Sagers.
If you have ideas or requests for future topics, please let us know by sending an email to Dalene Beaulieu or to the Center for CTC. This group offers CTC Coordinators/Facilitators a chance toMore