Can we really change behaviour at a population level? The Communities that Care approach to preventing and reducing drug and alcohol-related behaviour in Australia
presented by Dr Bosco Rowland.
Originating in the US, Communities that Care is a public health prevention framework that has been operating in Australia for 25 years.
Originating in the US, Communities that Care is a public health prevention framework that has been operating in Australia for 25 years.
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When
Wednesday 27 August 2025
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Where
This webinar is suitable for workers in the AOD, mental health, allied health and welfare sectors.
Cost
Free
Over 30 Local Government Areas have used the framework to reduce alcohol consumption, injuries and crime. In the US it has been used to also reduce smoking, cannabis and depression. An Australian cost benefit analysis has shown that using the CTC approach to adolescent alcohol consumption has a return of investment of $2.60.
This presentation will outline the Communities that Care model and how communities can use the model. It will also present findings from the National Australian Cluster Randomised Control Trial, and other national and international longitudinal evidence.
Dr Bosco Rowland is a Statistician and Senior Research Fellow with the Eastern Health Clinical School, at Monash University.
His research, teaching, leadership and service focuses on developing and testing social behavioural principles on real world public health problems. In particular, he examines behaviours associated with health, social and emotional development and the role of risk and protective factors, nationally and cross-nationally (Australia, India, USA, Netherlands and across the Asia Pacific).
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Date: Wednesday 27th Aug, 2025
Venue: Online
Time: 13:00pm – 14:00pm AEST
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