B4U-ACT is now accepting presentation proposals for its fall 2018 symposium entitled “Research on Minor-Attracted People: Expanding the Focus.” The theme of the symposium is the importance of studies that move beyond abuse prevention toward understanding the development and well-being of MAPs. The keynote speaker is Dr. Jill Levenson, PhD, MSW, LCSW, Professor of Social Work at Barry University. For more information, and instructions for submitting a proposal, click here.
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B4U-ACT regularly collaborates with and advertises studies we feel will contribute to professional understanding of MAPs and/or to MAPs’ well-being. If you are an MAP and you’d like to contribute to such professional understanding, please consider participating in the online study described below, being conducted by a master’s student from Vrije University in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), in cooperation with the University of Ottawa and the Royal Mental Hospital (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada):
We are looking for adult men or women (18 or older) who are attracted to children (14 or younger) to complete a secure, anonymous online survey. The survey has two parts:
Survey 1 asks questions about experiences of sexual and romantic attraction to children (and adults, if relevant).
Survey 2 is about the physical and psychological characteristics that are attractive about children (and adults, if relevant).
Each survey takes about 10-15 minutes. The study is completely anonymous. After each first study, you will be asked if you would like to participate in the other study. This is totally voluntary.
To enter Study 1 about attraction to children (and adults), please go to the following link: https://ifpresearch.rohcg.on.ca/Sexual-and-romantic-attraction-in-persons-with-pedohebephilia.aspx
To enter Study 2 about features that are attractive about children (and adults), please go to the following link: https://ifpresearch.rohcg.on.ca/Physical-and-psychological-preferences-for-persons-with-pedohebephilia.aspx
Questions about this survey? Please contact Frederica Martijn: frederica.martijn@theroyal.ca, fredericamartijn@safe-mail.net, with the following fingerprint for encrypted email: 0D00 3188 5DCF 8517 C713 8309 1657 E1C9 D636 3BBD, or via ricochet:f6ujp32kogteny2d.
B4U-ACT held its ninth full-day workshop, entitled “Developing Best Practices for Working with Minor-Attracted People,” on Friday, April 28, 2017, in Baltimore, MD. Thirty-seven people attended, including minor-attracted persons (MAPs), MAP family members, mental health professionals, students, professors, and advocates. More details about the workshop are available on the workshop webpage.