For people experiencing sexual and romantic feelings for children, help is available.
Email [email protected] or call +1 (567) 772‑2727Our Values
We do not assume that your sexual attraction makes you a criminal.
We believe that people with these attractions deserve the chance to live sustainably, happily, and healthily.
We aim to connect people with this attraction to professional and qualified support.
Find Support
PedHelp will never ask for any personal information. This information is not required to use the helpline. All PedHelp volunteers are not mandated to report.
For more information on safety while using our support services, read our FAQs About Safety.
About the Helpline
Who will I be talking to?
Our helpline is staffed by volunteers with training in human sexuallity, crisis intervention, and alternative attractions.
Our email account is staffed by volunteers with personal experience of non-offending pedophilia and years of experience of advising other people with these attractions.
Referrals to licensed therapists
We do our best to connect people with minor attraction to professionals who are quallified to support. The therapists we refer to have all been vetted for:
- Having a license to practice therapy
- Open Mindedness
- Awareness of the issues facing people with attraction to children
- A strong commitment to client confidentiality
We can connect you to therapists in CA, CT, PA, NY, Canada, and the UK. If you live in a US state not covered by a licensed therapist, we can connect you to a pre-licensed student therapist (telehealth only).
How we keep you anonymous
We do not require your name or location to use our support services. Additonally, we are not mandatory reporters our goal is to help you get therapeutic support, not report you to the police. For more information on safety while using our support materials, read our FAQs About Safety.
About PedHelp
PedHelp is a helpline by the Association for Sexual Abuse Prevention (ASAP). ASAP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the primary prevention of child sexual abuse, bringing together mental health professionals and individuals who are sexuall attracted to children. The organization provides public health education, while members provide support for non-offending minor attracted persons (MAPs) who want to avoid acting on their attraction to children.
ASAP believes:
- An adult should never sexually interact with a child.
- MAPs do not choose to be sexually attracted to children, but they can choose to refrain from acting on the attraction.
- Thereapy does not change a person's sexual orientation, but it can help a person accept his or her attraction to children without acting on it.
Further Resources
For minor-attracted persons (MAPs)
- Peer Support Forum: virped.org/gethelp
- More MAP Resources: mapresources.info
- Community Blog: thepword.net
- Peer Support Group: mapsupport.club
- MAP-Affirming Therapist Database: b4u-act.org
For therapists
We help therapists to confidently engage with clients who report an attraction to children. We can connect you with opportunities to learn about the population through direct conversation with people with lived experience of these attractions, as well as connect you with potential clients in your area.