Tasks
Article 2
1. The Prevention Network’s tasks shall be: (a) to assist the Commission in the preparation and implementation of policy initiatives in the field of prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline; (b) to establish cooperation and coordination between the Commission, Member States, relevant researchers, frontline practitioners and other stakeholders on questions relating to the implementation of Union legislation, programmes and policies in the field of prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline; (c) to establish cooperation and coordination between the Commission, Member States and relevant stakeholders on questions relating to putting in place comprehensive, usable, rigorously evaluated, scientifically tested and effective preventive intervention programmes or measures in the field of prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline; (d) to bring about, facilitate and foster an exchange of knowledge, experience and good practices in the field of prevention to decrease the prevalence of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline; (e) to assist the Commission in establishing and operating a repository of data, research findings, prevention guidelines and programme resources accessible in different Union official languages and thus becoming a hub for resources in the field of prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline. 2. The Prevention Network shall provide advice and expertise to the Commission in relation to all areas related to preventing child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline at all stages of prevention and all levels of the socio-ecological model, that is, the model emphasizing the interplay between biology and environment in shaping behaviour, including the individual, interpersonal, community and societal, in a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to child protection, and in particular on the following initiatives: (a) initiatives aimed at offenders and persons who fear that they might offend against children to reduce the likelihood that a person (re)offends, including perpetration prevention, perpetrator treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration, and community response to reintegration; (b) initiatives aimed at children and their environment to reduce the likelihood that a child becomes a victim of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline. 3. The Prevention Network shall act upon request of the Commission and its activities shall include: (a) organising regular plenary meetings; (b) providing opinions and recommendations on Union policy initiatives in the field of prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline to the Commission; (c) facilitating research and data collection, including through prevalence surveys, and facilitating the dissemination of such knowledge, in the field of prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline; (d) assisting the Commission in developing Union guidelines and standards on prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline; (e) assisting the Commission in evaluating and monitoring intervention programmes or measures on the prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline provided in the Union or, where potentially relevant for the Union, in third countries and establishing best practices; (f) assisting the Commission in providing expert support and guidance to Member States in developing and scaling up intervention programmes or measures on the prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline and helping ensure the transferability of best practices; (g) assisting the Commission in facilitating the exchange of information on and development of, or adaptation to the national context of, multidisciplinary training materials and capacity building for professionals across Member States in the field of prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline, as well as within health systems through training of health care professionals and integration of child protection measures into care pathways; (h) assisting the Commission in developing and carrying out, or assisting the Commission in supporting Member States in developing and carrying out, awareness raising and education campaigns to help inform children, parents, carers and educators about risks and preventive mechanisms in the field of prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline, as well as awareness raising and education campaigns on perpetration prevention, based on research and evidence, including through safe, inclusive, and meaningful child participation; (i) responding to consultations by the Commission on any matter relating to prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children online and offline.