Five Town Communities That Care is proud of the role we have played in bringing prevention programming, education, and training & technical assistance to our community.

We know we are making a positive difference for adolescents:

• Rates of having ever used alcohol are the lowest in 10 years for all grade levels.
• We’ve made great strides in suicide awareness and prevention; education is widely available, and most youth-serving agencies now have plans in place to deal with the aftermath of the death of a youth by suicide.
• Middle school delinquency (shoplifting, damaging property, etc.) is down, with most measures at ten-year lows.
• Dropout rates at CHRHS are half the State of Maine average (1.5% versus 3.4%).

We know we still have work to do:

• Most of our young people who drink do so heavily (five or more drinks in one sitting).
• Knox County still has one of the highest suicide rates in Maine.
• Students in our state report being bullied at higher rates than the national average.

We need your help:

In these tough economic times, we need the support of the community we serve. Please donate safely online to our annual campaign:

http://www.fivetownctc.org/participate/donate/

Thank you!