Communities That Care was developed in the US by J. David Hawkins, Ph.D., and Richard F. Catalano Ph.D. of the University of Washington, based on over 20 years of research and collaboration with communities.
International Sites
Europe
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The CTC process has been adopted in a number of European countries including Croatia, Cyprus, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and implementation of CTC is being planned in Austria and Sweden.
North America
United States of America
Since the mid-90s, the Prevention Research Centre at Penn State University has conducted evaluative research on CTC in Pennsylvania with the support of the PA Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD).
United States of America
The Social Development Research Group (SDRG) at the University of Washington is a centre of CTC expertise and knowledge.