1. Community Assessment Training 1- Community Assessment Training 1-1

2. Community Assessment Training 1- Community Assessment Training 1-2

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5. Community Assessment Training 1- The goal of the Community Assessment Training (CAT) is to build the Community Board’s capacity to conduct a community risk and protective factor assessment. Community Assessment Training 1-5

6. Community Assessment Training 1- 1.Describe the steps in the community assessment process. 2.Explain the purpose and uses of the community assessment. 3.Develop and carry out a plan for completing the assessment. 4.Communicate the assessment results to the Community Board and Key Leaders. Community Assessment Training 1-6

7. Community Assessment Training 1- Overview Wrap-up and evaluations Using the Communities That Care Youth Survey Report Collecting Archival Data Identifying Priorities Preparing a Community Assessment Report Next Steps Community Assessment Training 1-7

8. Community Assessment Training 1- Review of membership of Key Leaders and Community Board Activities since the Community Board Orientation Key accomplishments to date Communities That Care Youth Survey progress Issues, barriers and solutions Community Assessment Training 1-8

9. Community Assessment Training 1- Public health approach Community Assessment Training 1-9 Demonstrated predictors: –Risk factors –Protective factors organized by the Social Development Strategy (SDS) Tested, effective programs

10. Community Assessment Training 1- Exist in all areas of influence Community Assessment Training 1-10 Predict multiple problem behaviors Exist throughout development Have consistent effects across races and cultures Can be buffered by protective factors.

11. Community Assessment Training 1- Media portrayals of violence Availability of drugs Availability of firearms Community laws and norms favorable toward drug use, firearms and crime Transitions and mobility Low neighborhood attachment and community disorganization Extreme economic deprivation Community Assessment Training 1-11

12. Community Assessment Training 1- Family history of the problem behavior Family management problems Family conflict Favorable parental attitudes and involvement in the problem behavior Community Assessment Training 1-12

13. Community Assessment Training 1- Academic failure beginning in late elementary school Lack of commitment to school Community Assessment Training 1-13

14. Community Assessment Training 1- Early and persistent antisocial behavior Constitutional factors Rebelliousness Friends who engage in the problem behavior Favorable attitudes toward the problem behavior Early initiation of the problem behavior Gang involvement Community Assessment Training 1-14

15. Community Assessment Training 1-15 The goal… Healthy behaviors for all children and youth Start with… Healthy beliefs & clear standards …in families, schools, communities and peer groups Build… Bonding Attachment Commitment …to families, schools, communities and peer groups And by nurturing… Individual characteristics By providing… By providing… By providing… Opportunities Skills Recognition …in families, schools, communities and peer groups

16. Community Assessment Training 1- Sort the candy. Record your findings. Report the results. Community Assessment Training 1-16

17. Community Assessment Training 1- Communities That Care Youth Survey Archival Data Prioritization: Geographic Areas/Populations Risk and Protective Factors 2-5 Priority Risk & Protective Factors Community Strengths Community Assessment Report Community Assessment Training 1-17

18. Community Assessment Training 1- Youth problem behaviors Risk factors Protective factors Community Assessment Training 1-18

19. Community Assessment Training 1- Communities That Care Youth Survey Archival data Community Assessment Training 1-19

20. Community Assessment Training 1- Community Assessment Report. Community Assessment Training 1-20 Priorities for prevention planning.

21. Community Assessment Training 1- Create a community-specific profile Develop a focus for prevention planning Mobilize the community Address misconceptions. Community Assessment Training 1-21

22. Community Assessment Training 1- Establish baseline and expected outcomes for prevention planning process Help select effective prevention programs Evaluate progress Support fund development. Community Assessment Training 1-22

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