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ReDirection

FINLAND. Anonymous, online, self-help resource with primary aim of helping individuals who use child sexual abuse material to change their harmful behaviour. It challenges misconceptions and teaches methods to stop viewing abuse material and how to respond to relapse. Available in English, Spanish, and Finnish.

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Troubled Desire

GERMANY. Self-help website for people concerned about their sexual interests and behaviors involving children and adolescents. Site offers online resources and lessons, and guarantees confidentiality and anonymity. Available in English, French, German, Hindi, Marathi, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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Darkness to Light

Non-profit using a social behavior change approach to empower adults to prevent child sexual abuse through research, education, and community advocacy.

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Ending child sexual abuse: A look at prevention efforts in the United States

The majority of research on this topic has been conducted in the United States and the breadth of U.S. criminal justice policies designed to address CSA far exceed those of other countries. This chapter explores epidemiology and burden and reviews criminal justice and victim-focused efforts to address CSA.

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Changing the paradigm: Using strategic communications to promote recognition of child sexual abuse as a preventable public health problem

Child sexual abuse substantively contributes to the global burden of disease. Policy makers have not supported prevention efforts in part because the public does not view it as a preventable problem. Research is required to bridge the gaps between expert and public opinion.

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