According to a survey conducted by the Federal Criminal Police Office in 2020, one in 10 suspects in cases of sexualized violence is under the age of 18.

In order to prevent sexual assaults by young people, it is therefore important to provide services before they occur. With this goal in mind, the #180grad prevention project will be launched in September 2022 in the MHH's Clinical Psychology and Sexual Medicine department. The aim is to help young people who suffer from sexual impulses and seek help because they fear they will no longer be able to control them. In addition to the excessive consumption of (child) pornography, this also includes sexual fantasies of violence and sexual assault. Under the motto 'crime prevention is the best victim protection', the project offers anonymous and free therapeutic help under confidentiality and aims to prevent sexual assaults in the future and in the long term. Because prevention means preventing acts before they happen.