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Using the ‘risk factor paradigm’ in prevention: lessons from the evaluation of Communities that Care
Author(s) -
France Alan,
Crow Iain
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1002/chi.866
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , set (abstract data type) , foundation (evidence) , social care , frame (networking) , risk factor , social risk , public relations , political science , risk analysis (engineering) , business , medicine , nursing , computer science , geography , telecommunications , archaeology , law , programming language
This paper discusses results from an evaluation of the UK‐based Communities that Care programme. This ‘risk and protective’ programme was set up in 1997 by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation with a central aim of exploring if such an approach could be successful in the UK context. Communities that Care puts into operation the ‘risk factor paradigm’ by providing evidence of risk and protection for local communities that help them target resources for the reduction of future social problems. Results show that such a model looks ‘promising’ although though there are substantial implementation issues that need to be addressed if it is to be successful over a longer time frame.