Show threadWhineryJul 16, 2025

@childabusesurvivor

Hi, Breaking Down Barriers to Mental Health Care is very important. Overcoming Stigma can even help to prevent sexual child abuse according to research: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10906971/

#StopSexualChildAbuse

BTW, according to research most sexual child abusers are heterosexual and and not attracted to children: https://zeroabuseproject.org/victim-assistance/jwrc/keep-kids-safe/sexuality-of-offenders/

#pedo #pedophilia #SexualChildAbuse #factsmatters #pedophiles #pedophile #research #science #humanity cc: @science @sociology

Understanding and Challenging Stigma Associated With Sexual Interest in Children: A Systematic Review

The stigmatization of people with pedophilia was previously identified as a “blind spot” in stigma research. This systematic review updates and expands on Jahnke and Hoyer’s 2013 review to understand (1) factors contributing to stigma toward people ...

PubMed Central (PMC)
WhineryJun 13, 2025

@dadyminds

An example of this issue:
You’re 16. You’re a #Pedophile You Don’t Want to Hurt Anyone. What Do You Do Now?
https://web.archive.org/web/20140811180252/https://medium.com/matter/youre-16-youre-a-pedophile-you-dont-want-to-hurt-anyone-what-do-you-do-now-e11ce4b88bdb

I think a #stigma reduction to people attracted to children and don't act, can help to prevent #SexualChildAbuse for at least a small part as most child sexual abusers are heterosexual: https://zeroabuseproject.org/victim-assistance/jwrc/keep-kids-safe/sexuality-of-offenders/

#Factsmatter #disinfo #science #sexuality #inclusion #DEI #maps #MinorAttractedPeople #pedophilia #pedophiles #paedophile #paedophiles

WhineryMay 19, 2025

Having explored the Virtuous #Paedophiles forum’s culture of support, advice, and negotiations, we find that the stigmatised #paedophile character limits both the understanding of being a paedophile and the ability to remain virtuous.
Source (paywall): https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2023-03734-008

It doen't solve #sexualchildabuse fully, as most child abusers are hetero: https://zeroabuseproject.org/victim-assistance/jwrc/keep-kids-safe/sexuality-of-offenders/

#hetero #pedo #heterosexual #childabuse #Heterosexuality #maps #factsmatter