In 2000, the Communities That Care process was pioneered in Australia in the Mornington Peninsula, Ballarat and Bunbury communities. Since that time, many more communities have adopted the CTC process.
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CTC Alpine, formerly CTC Myrtleford, has been operating since 2009 and is currently completing Phase 5 in its second cycle of the CTC process.
Two local schools from the Cardinia community initially participated in the Smart Generation Trial in 2011.
CTC Knox is currently undertaking Phase 5 of the CTC process to implement, monitor and evaluate evidence based programs.
Yarra Communities That Care is a community-led effort made up of over 24 local partner agencies which focuses on supporting the healthy development of children and young people aged 8 to 14 in the City of Yarra.
CTC East Gippsland is currently undertaking Phase 5 of the CTC process to implement, monitor and evaluate evidence based programs.
5 Questions about CTC in the Geelong Region with CTC Coordinator Louise McDonald
Communities That Care Hobsons Bay helps children and young people thrive through programs and initiatives that have been shown to work. It achieves this by building the capability of the community, coordinating evidence-based activities, and strengthening collaborative partnerships.
CTC Mandurah is working towards commencing Phase 3 to collect and collate data to develop a Community Profile report.
In 2002, CTC Mornington Peninsula received six years of state funding to begin a pilot of the Communities That Care process across the shire.
CTC Stonnington was established in 2016 with a focus on priority areas such as reducing adolescent alcohol intake, and improving family functioning and school engagement.
Warrnambool became a registered CTC site in 2015 with the assistance of funding from the Department of Justice and Regulation to support the roll-out of CTC.
