B4U-ACT invites proposals for contributed sessions and posters for our 2026 conference, Toward a Shared Goal: Uniting Researchers, Providers, and Community to Promote a Better Understanding of MAPs. This event brings together professionals and community members to advance ethical, research-informed approaches to supporting minor-attracted people (MAPs). The conference will be…...
B4QR Volume 5, Issue 3 Out Now
Volume 5, Issue 3 of the B4U-ACT Quarterly Review has just been released and is available here. This issue continues the fifth volume of B4QR, and includes short critical summaries of five studies published between February and August 2025. The featured scholar in the "Meet The New Generation" section of…...
MAPs Wanted for Study on Sexual Satisfaction and Wellbeing
Update, 9/9/2025: Recruitment for this study will be closing soon. If you have not yet already, please consider participating! Original Post, 6/16/2025: B4U-ACT is supporting a new study from researchers at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom. The research project aims to investigate perceptions of sexual satisfaction in individuals…...
MAPs Wanted for Study on Suicidality and Mental Health Services
Update, 9/22/2025: Recruitment for this study has ended, thank you to all who participated! Original Post, 8/13/2025: Participants are needed for a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Lancashire in the United Kingdom. The study aims to explore lived experiences of people who are attracted to children…...
MAPs Wanted for Study on Legal Sexual Outlets
Participants are needed for a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Bonn and University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. The study aims to gain an overview of lawful means of sexual satisfaction among people who are attracted to children, whether specific personality traits influence these decisions, and the…...
Participants Wanted for Study on Anonymization in Healthcare
Participants are needed for a new research project being conducted by Project VERANDA in Germany, a initiative aiming to develop new software for video, audio and text chat anonymization, for use in remote psychotherapy. The survey aims to understand the barriers different people face when accessing therapy, especially with regard…...
B4QR Volume 5, Issue 2 Out Now
The Spring 2025 issue of the B4U-ACT Quarterly Review has just been released and is available here. This issue continues the fifth volume of B4QR, and includes short critical summaries of five studies published between August 2024 and March 2025. The featured scholar in the "Meet The New Generation" section…...
Participants Wanted for Study on Support Program
Participants are needed for a new study conducted by researchers at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, and Technische Universität Berlin. The study pertains to "Troubled Desire", an online self-help service for people who are sexually attracted to children operated by the Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine…...
New Report on Injustices Facing MAPs and Professionals
Today, B4U-ACT published a new report on injustices experienced by minor-attracted people and professionals within the mental health system and academia. This report was written and compiled by the MAP Mental Health and Human Rights Study Group, a working group consisting of ten therapists, researchers, and minor-attracted people. The group…...
