We all make a difference!
The Communities That Care Coalition (CTC) brings together schools, families, youth, young adults, and the community to collectively support the Franklin County and North Quabbin region’s ability to improve health and well-being for all youth. CTC is co-hosted by Community Action Pioneer Valley and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments.
News & Updates
2025 Data Release! Our Local Data Suggest Youth Mental Health Crisis May Have Passed It’s Peak
The Communities That Care Coalition released the results of its 23nd annual Regional Student Health Survey on Wednesday, October 15th. This year, nearly 1,400 students participated, representing over two-thirds of all 8th, 10th, and 12th graders across the region’s nine public school districts. Since 2003, the survey has been a cornerstone for understanding local youth…
Coalition Featured in book on Investing in Children’s Mental Health
The Communities That Care Coalition of Franklin County and the North Quabbin is featured in a new book from Oxford University Press on Investing in Children’s Mental Health as one of the best available investments in children’s mental health. The authors, Daniel Eisenberg (professor of health economics at UCLA) and Ramesh Raghavan (mental health researcher…
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2025 Policy & Advocacy Skills Summit for Youth!
2025 Policy & Advocacy Skills Summit for Youth – Join us for a daylong summit at Smith College on June 14!
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Training for Early Childhood Providers
The Communities That Care Coalition is one of the sponsors of an upcoming training series, The How of Child and Family Engagement. The focus is primarily on helping providers connect with and support family relationships as parents navigate the challenges of the early childhood years. It’s designed to strengthen parent-provider relationships as well as relationships within…
Prevention works.
It’s working here.
The Communities That Care Coalition was formed in 2002 in Franklin County, Massachusetts, when a group of community members came together to address alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use among local youth. CTC provides a structure for community members to coordinate their work around a common data-driven and evidence-based plan. That is, CTC uses data about the status of local young people to identify needs and measure the success of programs. And CTC stays current with prevention research and selects strategies that have been proven effective in reducing risky youth behaviors.