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MASOC is the Massachusetts Society for a World Free of Sexual Harm by Youth. Since 1986, MASOC has provided education and training services to professionals; education to legislators on emerging issues; and coordinates its efforts with both the criminal justice and survivor communities.
2022 Fellowship for BIPOC Students
MASOC is proud to announce the 2022 Fellowship for BIPOC students. The MASOC Fellow will work with the MASOC Board of Directors for 9-months (September, 2022 – June, 2023) on projects involving children and adolescents with problematic sexual behaviors (PSB).
Adolescents on the Registry Webinar
Please join our first policy webinar discussing legislative efforts to stop placing adolescents on the sex offender registry and allowing their names to be placed on a public website. The Webinar will be held on January 26 th at 2pm EST. To register in advance for this webinar click here.
For more information about the impact of adolescents on the registry, you can view our short summary of Registration Talking Points or dive deeper into this issue through our policy paper: Registration and Community Notification: Does including Adolescents Make Us Safer?
Directory of Providers
The MASOC Resource Directory offers a simple way to identify treatment providers in your area with an easy-to-use map.
M-CAAP Update
The Massachusetts Child and Adolescent Assessment Protocol (M-CAAP) has been updated with a new webinar and M-CAAP evaluation forms.
Commitment to Racial Justice
The MASOC Board condemns the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Sean Reed, Rayshard Brooks, Andres Guardado, and the thousands of others who have been brutalized or killed due to police violence and white supremacy that is part of the long history of racial violence and discrimination in this country. Each of these people were unique and loved. Their lives mattered.
MASOC Statement On Police Violence, Racism, And White Supremacy
