National Adolescent Perpetration Network

The NAPN is a cooperative network of multidisciplinary professionals working with sexually abusive youth in the US and abroad .  Founded by Gail Ryan in 1983, the primary goal is to facilitate services for adolescents who are at risk of becoming the next generation of sexual offenders .  Membership has grown to more than 1,000 members and represents over 800 adolescent and 300 preadolescent treatment programs. 

The Network is a diverse group of professionals and paraprofessionals from many disciplines and a spectrum of systems that work together to help prevent future perpetration.

The Network has:

• Facilitated the National Task Force that published consensus reports in 1988 and 1993, providing guidance to practitioners and policy makers
• Provided information and referrals
• Hosted a national conference annually
• Collected and disseminated multi-site data
• Encouraged the development of State and Regional Networks

The Network is supported by both The Kempe Center and Foundation, and Department of Pediatrics at the University of School of Medicine.