TY - JOUR
T1 - Readiness, functioning, and perceived effectiveness in community prevention coalitions
T2 - A study of communities that care
AU - Feinberg, Mark E.
AU - Greenberg, Mark T.
AU - Osgood, D. Wayne
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Commission for Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). However, findings and recommendations herein are those of the authors and not official statements of PCCD. We acknowledge the enthusiastic support of Clay R. Yeager, Mary Ann Rhodes, Beverly D. MacKereth, and Ruth Williams at PCCD in supporting the vision of this project. We also acknowledge the initial project conceptualization and start-up activities of Devon Corneal, and assistance of Nathaniel Riggs, Nathan Thomas, Jan Corey, and Amy Anderson.
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - This paper examined whether community readiness, prevention knowledge, coalition functioning, and barriers are linked to perceived effectiveness of community prevention coalitions. Interviews were conducted with 203 key leaders in Communities That Care (CTC) prevention boards in 21 Pennsylvania communities. Community-level means for the reliable self-report measures were utilized separately and in combination with research staff ratings, state technical assistant staff ratings, and other data. The results indicated that the strong link between readiness and perceived effectiveness was mediated by internal coalition functioning. The extent of CTC linkage with outside community entities was not linked to perceived effectiveness. The study concludes that community readiness is an important condition for success of a prevention coalition, and exerts effects mainly through the quality of the coalition's internal functioning. Member turnover and infighting appear to be important factors related to internal functioning. Linkage with outside entities may be more important for coalition models where the coalition is more dependent on local institutions for resources.
AB - This paper examined whether community readiness, prevention knowledge, coalition functioning, and barriers are linked to perceived effectiveness of community prevention coalitions. Interviews were conducted with 203 key leaders in Communities That Care (CTC) prevention boards in 21 Pennsylvania communities. Community-level means for the reliable self-report measures were utilized separately and in combination with research staff ratings, state technical assistant staff ratings, and other data. The results indicated that the strong link between readiness and perceived effectiveness was mediated by internal coalition functioning. The extent of CTC linkage with outside community entities was not linked to perceived effectiveness. The study concludes that community readiness is an important condition for success of a prevention coalition, and exerts effects mainly through the quality of the coalition's internal functioning. Member turnover and infighting appear to be important factors related to internal functioning. Linkage with outside entities may be more important for coalition models where the coalition is more dependent on local institutions for resources.
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U2 - 10.1023/B:AJCP.0000027003.75394.2b
DO - 10.1023/B:AJCP.0000027003.75394.2b
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15212176
AN - SCOPUS:3242782517
SN - 0091-0562
VL - 33
SP - 163
EP - 176
JO - American Journal of Community Psychology
JF - American Journal of Community Psychology
IS - 3-4
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