2PS - Prevent & Protect Through Support
2PS is a Horizon Europe funded project that brings prevention of child sexual abuse to the forefront so that harm to children is prevented before it occurs. The project is an international collaboration between 20 partners from 14 different countries.
About the research project
In October 2022, Protect and Prevent through Support (2PS) project kicked off and brought together 20 partners from 14 different countries to start working on the prevention of child sexual abuse. 2PS is a Horizon Europe funded project that brings prevention to the forefront so that harm to children is prevented before it occurs. 2PS is offering a paradigm shift in the approach to tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) across Europe. Together with leading global actors, we are committed to laying the foundations for new coherent modus operandi that complement the reactive approaches currently favoured, moving preventive actions to the forefront.
2PS ultimate goal is to protect children, and this can be achieved by addressing the support needs of people who fear they might offend against children, offering them alternative pathways. At the Department of Health Promotion and Development at UiB, Associate professor Sara Jahnke (work package leader) and PhD student Agatha Chronos contribute to 2PS by synthesizing prior research on the preventive and mental health needs of people who are sexually attracted to children and developing a web-based intervention to inform about treatment options for people who are sexually attracted to children.
PhD-project
Agatha Chronos' PhD-project is part of Prevent and Protect thorough Support (2PS). Like the main project 2PS, her project focuses bringing prevention og child sexual abuse to the forefront aiming to prevent harm to children before it occurs. The aim of the project is to result in better understanding of what leads to harmful behaviour, informing and educating people who fear they might offend against children about the support services and rehabilitation options they have and sharing the best practices for guidance, therapy and treatment methods with important stakeholders.
The project is funded though the same funds as the main project, but publications which are part of the PhD-project may be connected to other funds.
Publications
Publications
2PS-funding
Other funding
People
Project manager
Sara Jahnke Work package leader & Supervisor
Project members
Agatha Melexina Chronos PhD candidate
Nicholas Blagden Co-supervisor