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Creating a climate of hope: Ten neighborhoods tackle the drug crisis National Crime Prevention Council This book describes how ten neighborhoods struggled against the growing drug crisis. It shows the fear and vulnerability of the residents and how that fear, coupled with lack of knowledge, fed their community's drug problem. The communities overcame their fears by participating in Community Response to Drug Abuse (CRDA), a national demonstration program funded by the U.S. Department of Justice. Residents became empowered by the CRDA program. They no longer felt fearful and powerless to respond. They formed task forces and organizations to stop drug trafficking, and they assumed new roles and responsibilities when they realized that achieving their mission was a long-term proposition. Each community adopted a short- and a long-term goal. For example, they made plans to close a crack house or to hold a drug rally in the short-term, or to establish a drug prevention program or build treatment facilities in the long-term. Additional efforts focused on community awareness and education, through one-on-one contact with parents, community meetings, and alternative school-based activities for youths. Different strategies and site profiles are highlighted, which include the reaction of drug dealers as well as community residents.
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Disclaimer Free To Grow is a national program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University. |