Recruitment of interested community stakeholders is ongoing. The effort was spearheaded by the Governor's Partnership for Children and the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD).įamily Services of Montgomery County, in partnership with key community leaders, received a grant in the fall of 2013 to replicate the CTC model in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County. Pennsylvania initiated a comprehensive plan to implement CTC projects throughout the state in the mid-1990s. Working through the five phases of CTC provides the opportunity to increase communication, collaboration, and ownership among community members and service providers invested in healthy youth development.

Implement and Evaluate-Implementing the new strategies with fidelity, in a manner congruent with the programs' theory, content, and methods of delivery, and evaluating progress over time.ĬTC activities are planned and carried out by the CTC Community Board, a prevention coalition of community stakeholders who work together to promote positive youth outcomes. Get Organized-Getting a commitment to the CTC process from community leaders and forming a diverse and representative prevention coalition.ĭevelop a Profile-Using data to assess prevention needs.Ĭreate a Plan-Choosing tested and effective prevention policies, practices, and programs based on assessment data. Get Started-Assessing community readiness to undertake collaborative prevention efforts.

CTC guides the community's prevention efforts through a five-phase process which includes:

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