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Exploring Treatment through Anonymous Formats: Training Workshop in India
In a push to extend treatment to people with a sexual interest in children in India, ACT Against Child Abuse supported a therapist training workshop in Pune, India, funded by GIZ under their Klinikpartnerschaft project in February 2025. This two-day event, organized by Don’t Offend India in partnership with Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and KEM Hospital …
Webinar Report: Prevention Integration into Sustainable Systems – Lessons from Scandinavia
ACT Against Child Abuse hosted an online webinar in November 2024 examining prevention services across Scandinavia. The event brought together experts from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden to discuss how their countries have successfully integrated services for individuals at risk of sexually offending against children into existing healthcare and justice systems. Through focused case studies and …
Reflections from the International Conference on Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in Manila
On October 17, 2024, I had the honour of serving as a plenary speaker at the MAGING SOLUSYON conference, hosted by the Center for the Prevention & Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse (CPTCSA) in Manila. The event brought together around 200 participants, including social workers, child protection activists, teachers, psychologists, and other professionals dedicated to …
Mandatory Reporting: A Barrier to Help-Seeking for Individuals with a Sexual Interest in Children
Sexual interest in children is a deeply troubling and complex issue. While it increases the risk of committing child sexual abuse, it is also a persistent and stable factor in some individuals. Addressing this issue and protecting children requires a nuanced, balanced approach. Many countries around the world have adopted mandatory reporting laws, which require …
ACT at EUSPR 2024: Prevention In & With Communities
The 15th EUSPR Conference was a perfect opportunity for ACT to host a research symposium on innovative approaches to preventing child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE). The presentations showcased the critical importance of community engagement in prevention efforts and highlighted a key truth: Prevention cannot happen in isolation. Through a series of four presentations, researchers demonstrated …
Understanding the Etiology of Sexual Deviance: Implications for Prevention and Treatment
This blog post is based on the systematic review “Theories on the Etiology of Deviant Sexual Interests: A Systematic Review” by Schippers et al. (2024) published in Sexual Abuse. Introduction Sexual deviance remains a complex and often misunderstood phenomenon with significant implications for public health and safety. For professionals working in prevention and treatment, having …
Recent Activity in CSA Prevention & Role of ACT
ACT Against Child Abuse acknowledges that it is launching within an already growing sector, and the project team is dedicated to staying informed on the latest developments in child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) prevention to ensure our goals are complimentary with other work. With a recent significant surge in new activities focusing on consolidating …
New Insights into Child Sexual Abuse Material Offending: Pathways and Prevention Strategies
This blog post is based on the research article “Accessing child sexual abuse material: Pathways to offending and online behaviour” by Donald Findlater, Richard Wortley, Dana Zuhair, and Alexandra Bailey, published in CrimRxiv on July 24, 2024. In the digital age, the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online has become a pressing concern …
Webinar Report: The Role of Anonymity in Treatment Offers
ACT Against Child Abuse recently hosted an online webinar for organisations that work therapeutically with individuals with a sexual interest in children about the role of anonymity in treatment offers for this target group. The goal of the webinar was to facilitate balanced discussion and sharing of diverse perspectives & experiences relating to this specific …