B4U-ACT

B4U-ACT was established in 2003 as a 501(c)(3) organization with the following purposes: • To publicly promote services and resources for self-identified individuals (adults and adolescents) who are sexually attracted to children and seek such assistance, • To educate mental health providers regarding the approaches helpful for such individuals, • To develop a pool of providers in Maryland who agree to serve these individuals and abide by B4U-ACT's Principles and Perspectives of Practice, and • To educate the citizens of Maryland regarding issues faced by these individuals. B4U-ACT believes that clinicians, researchers, and minor-attracted people can agree on several crucial issues that form the core of B4U-ACT's work. These issues include the need to: • disseminate accurate information about minor-attracted people to clinicians, the public, and minor-attracted people; • make compassionate and effective mental health services available to minor-attracted people; • place top priority on the well-being of children and adolescents, including those who are themselves developing an attraction to younger children, and protect them from harm; • facilitate dialog among clinicians, researchers, and minor-attracted people toward mutual understanding and empathy; • reduce stigmatization of people due to their feelings of attraction to minors; • work cooperatively to address these needs. See website for additional information.