Other Organizations
Troubled Desire (https://troubled-desire.com/en/)
Troubled Desire is an online service for people who are concerned about their sexual feelings for children and early adolescents. They offer online resources and if available, a local therapist. Hosted in Germany, Troubled Desire guarantees confidentiality and anonymity and is subject to strict European Data Privacy laws. (Website is in English, French, German, Hindi, Marathi, Portuguese, and Spanish).
Help Wanted (https://www.helpwantedprevention.org/)
Help Wanted is an online course designed to provide the skills and tools necessary for adolescents and young adults with an attraction to children to live safe, healthy, and non-offending lives. Course sessions include strategies for coping with an attraction to children, determining whether and how to talk about their attraction with others, and testimonials from people with an attraction to children who lead successful, offense-free lives. Help Wanted is anonymous and self-paced, and course sessions can be accessed in any order.
Stop it Now! USA (https://www.stopitnow.org/) – provides education and other resources to prevent child sexual abuse. They have self-help pages for people who are concerned they might engage in harmful sexual behavior, a confidential helpline at 1.888.PREVENT, and online chat. (Website is English only).
Stop It Now UK & Ireland (https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/) – provides anonymous hotline (0808 1000 900) and confidential advice and support to people worried about their own thoughts, feelings, or behavior towards children. They offer self-help resources for people who are worried about their online behavior, and self-help resources for people who are worried about their thoughts, feelings, or behavior towards minors. (Website language is English).
Stop It Now! Flanders & Netherlands – Stop It Now! Flanders (https://www.stopitnow.be/) and Stop it Now! Netherlands (https://www.stopitnow.nl/) provide a confidential helpline at 0800.200.50 (Belgium) and 0800.266.64.36 (Netherlands) and online chat for support. In 2017, both organizations launched “Stopping is Possible” for those who are concerned about their viewing of child sexual exploitation material. (Both websites are in Dutch).
Stop It Now! Australia (https://www.stopitnow.org.au/) – provides a confidential helpline at 1800 01 1800 and online chat for support to people worried about their own thoughts, feelings, or behavior towards children.