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Call for Proposals: 2026 B4U-ACT Conference

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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 held Friday-Sunday, June 12–14, 2026.

Keynote speakers will be Ian McPhail, PhD, CPsych (Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University) and David Ortmann, MSW, LCSW (author of Sexual Outsiders). We welcome proposals from researchers, scholars, practitioners, and minor-attracted persons (MAPs). Graduate students are especially encouraged to submit posters.

Sessions are 50 minutes and may take the form of presentations, panels, roundtables, or interactive workshops. Posters may be submitted in physical or electronic form.

Submission Deadlines:
 • Contributed sessions: January 15, 2026
 • Posters: April 15, 2026

More information and submission guidelines are available at:
 • Contributed session proposals
 • Poster proposals

Questions? Contact proposals@b4uact.org.

B4QR Volume 5, Issue 3 Out Now

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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 this issue is Jessica Gaudette, a master’s student in Experimental Psychology at the University of New Brunswick in Canada. The full text is available to read for free on our site.

Issue 3

MAPs Wanted for Study on Coping Strategies

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B4U-ACT is supporting a new study from a research team from the Psychology Department at the University of Birmingham. The research project aims to investigate coping strategies and individuals’ perception of their effectiveness in managing mental health.

People who are 18 or older and identify as being attracted to children under 16 are invited to participate by taking a 20 minute survey. Interested potential participants can learn more or complete the survey using the following link:

Go to survey

The researchers have also provided the following message with additional information about the study:

We need your help!

Are you 18 or over, and emotionally/romantically/sexually attracted to children under the age of 16?

We are a research team from the Psychology Department at the University of Birmingham. We are interested in understanding the coping strategies that people with a sexual attraction to children use and how effective they feel these coping skills are.

This anonymous survey specifically explores three areas: 1) what coping strategies you use, 2) how effective you feel they are in managing your mental health, and keeping yourself and others safe (i.e., not engaging in sexual behaviour with children), and 3) your views about self-control. This online survey should take about 20-30 minutes to complete.

You will have the option not to answer the questions if you feel uncomfortable or if you do not understand the questions. However, I would appreciate it if you could honestly answer as many questions as possible. The study’s results will help me understand your experiences and develop appropriate support for others in similar situations.

To find out more about the research and take part, please follow this link.

Thank you for considering participation. Your contribution will improve our understanding of adults with a sexual attraction to children and lead to better support for others.

If you know someone who might be interested, please feel free to share this link with them.

If you would like more information, please contact us at: psyf2024@contacts.bham.ac.uk