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Promoting science-based prevention in communities.

J David Hawkins1, Richard F Catalano, Michael W Arthur

  • 1Social Development Research Group, University of Washington, 9725 3rd Avenue NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. jdh@u.washington.edu

Addictive Behaviors
|October 9, 2002
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Prevention science integrates research to identify risk and protective factors for health outcomes. The Communities That Care (CTC) system helps communities use this science to implement effective prevention strategies, improving adolescent health and behavior.

Area of Science:

  • Prevention science integrates life course development research, community epidemiology, and intervention trials.
  • Focuses on empirically verifiable risk and protective factors to predict and prevent adverse health outcomes.
  • Aims to reduce substance abuse, delinquency, violence, and related behaviors by enhancing protective factors and reducing risk.

Background:

  • Despite advances in prevention science and community interventions, many communities still use strategies lacking evidence of effectiveness.
  • Translating prevention science into community-level prevention systems is a key research priority.
  • Comprehensive community-based interventions have been widely implemented in the U.S. to prevent adolescent health and behavior problems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the background and utilization of the Communities That Care (CTC) prevention operating system.
  • To present findings from evaluations of the CTC system's implementation.

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  • To highlight CTC's role in activating communities to use prevention science for planning and implementing prevention systems.

    • Main Methods:

    • The Communities That Care (CTC) system is a field-tested strategy for community-based prevention.
    • It provides tools for communities to analyze local data on risk and protective factors.
    • Identifies high-risk, low-protection areas and guides the implementation of evidence-based interventions.

    Main Results:

    • The CTC system is widely implemented across communities.
    • Process evaluations indicate that CTC can help communities develop more effective prevention systems.
    • The system assists in identifying and addressing specific risk and protective factors at a local level.

    Conclusions:

    • The Communities That Care (CTC) system is a viable strategy for translating prevention science into practice.
    • Effective implementation of CTC can lead to more robust and evidence-based community prevention systems.
    • Further evaluation of CTC implementation is crucial for optimizing its impact on adolescent health and behavior.