French national helpline "stop" for minor-attracted persons: First findings.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q4 NEUROSCIENCES Encephale-Revue De Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique Pub Date : 2024-10-04 DOI:10.1016/j.encep.2024.06.002

Avicenne Bellis, Daniel Pinède, Virginie Moulier, Ingrid Martin-Bertsch, Dominique Januel

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Objectives: Preventing minor-attracted persons from acting on their impulses is a significant public health concern. To address this, the STOP telephone helpline was established nationwide in France in January 2021. This service acts as a bridge, connecting callers with their nearest CRIAVS (resource centers for professionals working with sex offenders) where they can speak with a healthcare professional who can guide them toward appropriate care if needed. Our study is a detailed look at the STOP service's activity from January 1st, 2021, to December 31st, 2022, covering a span of 24 months.

Method: We developed a structured approach to collecting data for analysis. Data were extracted from the centralized database of the STOP service, allowing for the collection of quantitative variables and qualitative variables.

Results: Over the study period, there were 5442 calls made to the service. After filtering out calls that were unsuccessful or too short (mostly under 5minutes), we analyzed 369 records. Among these, 79.1% were first-time callers, with 73.3% of them admitting to being attracted to children, a group which predominantly consisted of men. Notably, 46.7% of callers expressing an attraction to children were referred to further care. In total, 72.6% of callers learned about the service through media channels.

Conclusion: Analysis revealed that the STOP service was primarily utilized by the intended audience-minor-attracted persons. The gradual decline in call volume over time and the reliance on media for awareness highlight the importance of widespread publicity. The findings from our study, spanning twenty-four months of the STOP service's operation, highlight the value of having such a platform available to facilitate access to mental health support for minor-attracted persons. They emphasize the need for increased communication efforts to promote the STOP service and call for further data analysis to enhance its effectiveness.

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法国全国未成年人求助热线 "站"：初步调查结果。

目标：防止未成年被引诱者做出冲动行为是一个重要的公共卫生问题。为此，法国于 2021 年 1 月在全国范围内开通了 STOP 求助热线。这项服务就像一座桥梁，将来电者与离他们最近的 CRIAVS（性犯罪者专业人员资源中心）联系起来，在那里他们可以与医疗保健专业人员交谈，如有需要，专业人员可以指导他们接受适当的治疗。我们的研究详细考察了 STOP 服务从 2021 年 1 月 1 日到 2022 年 12 月 31 日 24 个月的活动情况：我们开发了一种结构化的方法来收集数据进行分析。数据从 STOP 服务的中央数据库中提取，以便收集定量变量和定性变量：在研究期间，共接到 5442 个电话。在过滤掉未成功或时间过短（大多在 5 分钟以内）的呼叫后，我们分析了 369 条记录。在这些记录中，79.1% 是首次来电，其中 73.3% 承认自己被儿童所吸引，而这一群体主要由男性组成。值得注意的是，46.7%表示对儿童有吸引力的来电者被转介到进一步的护理机构。总之，72.6% 的来电者是通过媒体渠道了解到这项服务的：分析表明，STOP 服务的主要受众是被吸引的未成年人。随着时间的推移，呼叫量逐渐下降，人们对媒体宣传的依赖性也越来越强，这突出了广泛宣传的重要性。我们的研究跨越了 STOP 服务运行的 24 个月，研究结果凸显了为未成年被吸引者提供这样一个平台以促进其获得心理健康支持的价值。这些研究结果强调了加强宣传推广 STOP 服务的必要性，并呼吁进一步开展数据分析，以提高服务的有效性。

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Encephale-Revue De Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et Therapeutique 医学-精神病学

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