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2PS - Prevent & Protect Through Supportcore

2PS · Horizon Europe grant · 2022-10-01–2025-09-30

EC contribution

€2,410,866

Total cost

€2,410,866

Beneficiaries

23
About the data

Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01 · scheme HORIZON-RIA · topic HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-11. CORDIS record →

Objective

The European Commission’s latest strategy for fighting child sexual abuse highlights a harsh reality that, globally, we are ‘losing the battle’ against online child sexual abuse and exploitation (OCSEA). Various projects funded through the EU are working diligently to identify the source of CSAM on both the Clearnet and Darknet and are establishing stronger awareness of the needs and requirements of LEAs to fight the overloading volume of images, text, media files, etc. However, the IOCTA 2021 report also brings a chilling honesty that the prevalence of materials shows no sign of slowing or stabilising. The adage that prevention is better than the cure never seemed more fitting. The 2PS project condemns all forms of sexual abuse and exploitation – and there are no excuses that justify behaviours and actions that harm or victimise children. However, to reduce the number of abused children and those at risk of exploitation, we need to address various challenges. Several of those relate to people with a sexual interest in children and their needs to divert them from abusing. 2PS, which stands for Prevent & Protect Through Support is a highly innovative action offering a paradigm shift in the approach to tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) across Europe. The highly qualified and diverse consortium – together with leading global actors – are committed to laying the foundations for new coherent modus operandi that complement the reactive approaches currently favoured. This is achieved by addressing the support needs of people with a sexual interest in children and people who feel they might offend. We will share the best practices for guidance, therapy and treatment methods – combined with new training and awareness for frontline support workers and LEAs. We aim to move preventive actions to the forefront, offering alternative courses of action to existing offenders and people who fear they might offend– including people with a sexual interest in children.

Beneficiaries (23)

OrganisationCountryRoleEC contributionSME
STOWARZYSZENIE POLSKA PLATFORMA BEZPIECZENSTWA WEWNETRZNEGO PL coordinator €387,111 Yes
CHARITE - UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN BERLIN DE participant €328,941
UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN NO participant €306,312
TIMELEX BE participant €285,798 Yes
DEEP BLUE SRL IT participant €275,922 Yes
DEUTSCHE HOCHSCHULE DER POLIZEI DE participant €183,566
IANUS TECHNOLOGIES LTD CY participant €175,298 Yes
VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETAS LT participant €83,455
SISAMINISTERIO (SM) FI participant €69,985
Protect Children, Suojellaan Lapsia ry, Skydda Barn rf FI participant €62,798 Yes
REGION STOCKHOLM SE participant €61,319
NARODNI USTAV DUSEVNIHO ZDRAVI CZ participant €53,422
STICHTING OFFLIMITS NL participant €49,875
Malta Police Force MT participant €40,406
KOMENDA GLOWNA POLICJI PL participant €26,235
PROVINCIAL POLICE HEADQUARTERS IN GDANSK PL participant €20,422
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL UK associatedPartner
UNIVERSITAT BASEL CH associatedPartner
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY UK associatedPartner
THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY UK associatedPartner
SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY UK associatedPartner
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY UK associatedPartner
UNIVERSITARE PSYCHIATRISCHE KLINIKEN BASEL CH associatedPartner

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