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Prevention service system transformation using Communities That Care

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Brown, Eric C., Hawkins, J. David, Arthur, Michael W., Briney, John S., Fagan, Abigail A.·2011·Journal of Community Psychology

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This study examines prevention system transformation as part of a community‐randomized controlled trial of Communities That Care (CTC). Using data from surveys of community leaders, we examine differences between CTC and control communities 4.5 years after CTC implementation. Significantly higher levels of adopting a science‐based approach to prevention observed in CTC communities compared with controls in 2004 were maintained in 2007. Leaders in CTC communities expressed a willingness to contribute significantly more funds to prevention than did leaders in control communities in 2007. Significant differences in levels of community collaboration observed in 2004 were not maintained in 2007. Leaders in CTC communities with high poverty rates and large minority student populations reported higher levels of community norms against drug use and greater use of the social development strategy, respectively, than did leaders in control communities with similar characteristics. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Authors
Brown, E. C., Hawkins, J. D., Arthur, M. W., Briney, J. S., & Fagan, A. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Washington (US)
  • University of South Carolina (US)
Corresponding author
Brown, Eric C.
Venue
Journal of Community Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-02-02
Volume
39
Issue
2
Pages
183-201
ISSN
  • 0090-4392 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-6629
OpenAlex
W2101032786
Cited by
57
References
71
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Community Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA015183)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords
Communities That Care, community-based prevention, community leaders, prevention funding, community collaboration, social development strategy, poverty, minority students

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