Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health

Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health

Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting public and professional awareness and understanding of addictive/compulsive sexual behavior and its associated negative consequences. It was originally formed under the name National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity (NCSAC).[1] SASH aims to provide access to education, information, and referral resources.[2] The official journal of the society is Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity: The Journal of Treatment and Prevention.

Goals and objectives

  • Promote public and professional access to information and resources about the disorders of sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity and sexual offending
  • Support research in the field of sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity and sexual offending
  • Promote acceptance of the diagnosis of sexual addiction and sexual compulsivity
  • Promote appropriate training and education conducive to prevention, intervention and treatment of sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity and sexual offending
  • Encourage communication and collaboration among treatment models and available resources
  • Provide international education opportunities through newsletters, journals, conferences and the media
  • Discern and respond to the stigmatization of sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity and sexual offending

External links

References

  1. ^ Delmonico, D. L. (2005). Editorial: Sexual addiction and compulsivity: Watching the field evolve. Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 12, 1-2.
  2. ^ http://www.sash.net/

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