Communities that Care is a 5-stage program used globally to help communities prevent issues like substance abuse, crime, and unhealthy behaviors in youth. The first stage involves identifying community stakeholders and leaders. A community leader group is then formed to create a vision and map community needs, assets, and risk factors. Using this profile, the leaders develop a prevention program and action plan. The final stage implements and evaluates the plan, with changes incorporated based on results, with the overall aim of bringing community expertise together to show youth that people care about their well-being.