This issue begins the sixth volume of B4QR, and includes short critical summaries of five studies published between July and December 2025. The featured scholar in the “Meet The New Generation” section of this issue is Hannah Bolt, a PhD candidate at the University of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. The full text is available to read for free on our site.
Update, 3/15/2026: Recruitment for this study is closing soon. If you are eligible and have not yet participated, please consider doing so!
Original Post, 2/1/2026:
Participants are needed for a new research project being conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Canada. The study aims to help the researchers evaluate the therapy model of “Talking for Change,” a program offering psychotherapy to individuals who are concerned about their sexual interest in children or risk of committing sexual crimes.
Cisgender men who are 18 or older and are sexually attracted to children 14 or younger are eligible to participate. Participation involves completing an anonymous survey. Interested potential participants may click the following link to participate or learn more:
For additional information, see the following document with information provided by the researchers:
Disclaimer:
The Talking for Change Program is not affiliated with B4U-ACT. While the rationale and funding of this study are based on CSA prevention, which we realize can be alienating for some MAPs, it also contains a significant component focusing on MAP mental health and wellbeing. For that reason, we believe it could be of benefit to some MAPs.
For more information on our guidelines for research collaboration, please see our Research Ethos.
Update, 2/20/2026: Recruitment for this study has been extended. If you are eligible and have not yet participated, please consider doing so!
Original Post, 7/7/2025:
Participants are needed for a new research project being conducted by Project VERANDA in Germany, a initiative which aims 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 care, especially with regard to anonymity, and how these barriers can be overcome.
Anyone who is 18 years of age or older and speaks either English or German is invited to participate by completing a 30-45 minute survey. Interested potential participants may click the following link to participate or learn more:
The researchers have provided the following message with additional information about the study:
We are developing video, audio and text anonymization tools to provide anonymous access to help and support healthcare services.
Therefore, we would like to get your input on the features and requirements for these tools. For this purpose, we have set up an anonymous survey to collect your feedback. With your participation, we hope to develop a free and trustworthy tool.
We are a group of researchers from the Charité University Hospital of Berlin and our project partners.
While the researchers are associated with and the project is born from sexual abuse prevention projects, this project is independent and intended to be used in a wider variety of use cases, not exclusively for prevention services.
If you want to know more or are willing to participate, you can find further information and the survey under the following link:
https://survey.charite.de/Gr_01
The survey will be running until 14.05.2026. We would greatly appreciate your participation! For inquiries, please contact Luke Flanagan: Luke.Flanagan@bih-charite.de
