Communities That Care

Posted on September 28, 2009

Tug Kellough Takes Over STAR Helm

Five Town Communities That Care is sad to announce that current STAR Program Coordinator Vicki Hamlin will be moving on to other pursuits, but is pleased that current STAR staff member Tug Kellough has agreed to serve as interim program director.

Tug brings a wealth of experience to Five Town Communities That Care.   In addition to being on staff with the STAR program for the last two cycles, he has worked with the Connections program and as a middle school educator. Additionally he has worked with the CHRHS Zenith alternative education program to help set up protocols and curriculum with an emphasis on bringing the community back into the schools.

Vicki Hamlin hands over the STAR phone to interim STAR Coordinator Tug Kellough

Five Town Communities That Care will begin the hiring process for the new permanent STAR Program Coordinator this week.  Interested applicants are encouraged to apply by submitting a letter of interest and completed job application to Five Town Communities That Care, PO Box 1135, Rockport, ME 04856.  Applications can be picked up at the CTC offices at 219 Meadow Street in Rockport, or downloaded from the CTC website at www.fivetownctc.org/category/jobs.  Applications will be accepted until October 21, 2009.

The mission of Five Town Communities That Care is to promote healthy youth development and to prevent problem adolescent behaviors such as substance abuse, suicide, violence, delinquency, school drop-out, and teen pregnancy in the five town community of Appleton, Camden, Lincolnville, Hope, and Rockport.  Five Town Communities That Care also seeks to foster increased collaboration and cooperation in the community in order to best serve the needs of its youth. For more information about the organization visit www.fivetownctc.org.

Posted on September 24, 2009

CTC featured in JAMA publication!

Since 2003, our community has participated in the Community Youth Development Study (CYDS), a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of the Communities That Care system.  This research study is being conducted by the University of Washington’s Social Development Research Group and is funded by several federal agencies including the National Institutes on Drug Abuse.

Preliminary results from the CYDS were recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.  The paper can be accessed on their website, or download from our archives.

For more information on the CYDS, contact Dr. J. David Hawkins at the Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 9725 3rd Avenue NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA  98115 or by phoning (206) 543-7655.

Posted on September 17, 2009

Out of Darkness Walk on Saturday, Sept. 26th!

This fall thousands of people will participate in ‘Out of the Darkness Community Walks’ to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Local residents will have an opportunity to walk in Rockport on the morning of September 26th.

The Rockport Out of Darkness Walk will raise funds for AFSP’s local and national suicide prevention programs, and raise awareness of this important issue.

Suicide is a national health problem; across the nation and in our community efforts to prevent suicide are hindered by the stigma and silence that surround mental health issues in general.

The walk will be self-paced and appropriate for all ages and fitness levels. To register individually, or with a team go to www.outofthedarkness.org.

For more information or to help organize the event, contact Dalene Dutton or Julie Clement. Dutton can be contacted at the Five Town Communities That Care office at 236-9800 or by emailing dalene@fivetownctc.org. Clement can be reached at Long Funeral Home at 236-0092 or by emailing longfuneral@gwi.net.

Posted on September 14, 2009

National Town Hall Webcast Available for viewing

If you missed the live webcast, you can view the event via the archived file.  For more info about the Community Youth Development Study, contact Dr. David Hawkins at the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington (Seattle).  For more information about Five Town Communities That Care, call our offices at (207) 236-9800 or email dalene@fivetownctc.org.

Posted on September 10, 2009

Five Town CTC on FaceBook!

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Posted on September 10, 2009

Five Town CTC featured on MPBN’s “Maine Things Considered”

MPR’s Keith Shortall attended the National Town Hall meeting in Camden on September 9th, and aired this piece afterwards.

Posted on September 10, 2009

Five Town Communities That Care featured on ABC News

Film crew from ABC gets ready to film CRMS students.

Five Town Communities That Care was recently featured in a piece on ABC News about prevention of youth substance abuse and delinquency.

ABC’s Yunji De Nies interviewed community members involved with the CTC process in a piece that aired on both national and local ABC channels. The video and a short print story are still available on ABCnews.com.

The local group was chosen to represent communities involved in a National Institute of Health (NIH) funded study whose findings where recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s (JAMA) Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

For more information about the Community Youth Development Study that was the subject of the JAMA article, contact Dr. David Hawkins at the University of Washington by phoning (206) 543-7655.

For more information about Five Town Communities That Care, contact Executive Director Dalene Dutton by emailing dalene@fivetownctc.org or by calling (207) 236-9800.