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SAFEGUARDING IN SPORT: SUPPORT RESOURCES AND RECOMMENDED READINGS

This document provides selected reading materials, frameworks, and online resources to help organisations strengthen their safeguarding approach. The list includes both international standards and practical tools accessible to sport clubs, federations, NGOs, schools, and municipalities.

CONFERENCES

On the line with an expert:

safeguarding athletes in the olympic movement

Keynote

during the Cyprus Sport Organisation Safe sport conference

Keynote

on Application of safe sport Research during the FIG World Championships Safe Sport Conference, 2023

SUPPORTER WEBINAR

on The possibilities of sport to make a difference in gender-based violence in sport higher education.

TOOLS

Safe Sport Allies materials

to train bystanders in detecting and adequately responding to signs of harassment and abuse in local sport

EU report:

Towards more gender equality in sport:

Educational materials

Council of Europe’s Start to Talk

Tine’s book

on sexual violence in youth sport
(in Dutch only):

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

‘First, do no harm’: conducting research on interpersonal violence in sport

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Tine Vertommen, Mary Woessner, Emma Kavanagh, Sylvie Parent, Aurélie Pankowiak, Leen Haerens, Cleo Schyvinck, Bram Constandt, Ramón Spaaij, Vidar Stevens, Annick Willem, Margo Mountjoy

#WhatWouldYouDo? A cross-sectional study of sports medicine physicians assessing their competency in managing harassment and abuse in sports

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Margo Mountjoy, Helena Verhelle , Jonathan T Finnoff, Andrew Murray, Amanda Paynter, Fabio Pigozzi, Camille Tooth, Evert Verhagen, Tine Vertommen

Prevalence of interpersonal violence against children in sport in six European countries

Science Direct

Mike Hartill, Bettina Rulofs, Marc Allroggen, Stephanie Demarbaix, Rosa Diketmüller, Melanie Lang, Montserrat Martin, Ioana Nanu, Daniel Sage, Ecaterina Stativa, Jarl Kampen, Tine Vertommen

Estimating and monetizing the causal effect of severe interpersonal violence against children in sports on subjective well-being

Science Direct

Jelle Schoemaker, Tine Vertommen, Vidar Stevens, Willem de Boer

The Safe Sport Allies bystander training: developing a multi-layered program for youth sport participants and their coaches to prevent harassment and abuse in local sport clubs

Frontiers

Karolien Adriaens, Helena Verhelle, Gjalt-Jorn Ygram Peters, Leen Haerens, Tine Vertommen

Telling adults about it: children’s experience of disclosing interpersonal violence in community sport

Sport in Society 27 (5), 661-680

Mary N. Woessner, Aurélie Pankowiak, Emma Kavanag, Sylvie Parent, Tine Vertommen, Rochelle Eime, Ramon Spaaij,Jack Harvey, Alexandra G. Parker

FACTS & INSIGHTS

International (English)

How prepared are sports medicine physicians to recognize and report harassment and abuse

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Exploring the hidden link: high-performance athletes, health and abuse

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Start to safeguard: working together to create a safe sport environment

Safe Sport Allies project

National (Dutch)

Grensoverschrijdend gedrag in de sportclub: wat kan jij doen en bij wie kan je terecht?

Transgressive behavior in the sports club: what can you do and who can you turn to?

SPORTIEQ

Grensoverschrijdend gedrag in de sportclub: wat kan jij doen als gezondheidsprofessional?

Transgressive behavior in the sports club: what can you do as a healthcare professional?

SPORTIEQ

Hoe kijken kinderen en jongeren naar een veilig sportklimaat?

How do children and young people view a safe sports environment?

SPORTIEQ

PhD Thesis

INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN SPORT

Millions of children worldwide are subject to violence, on a daily basis. They are exposed to violence at home, at school, on the streets, in the media, in children’s books and cartoons, with the acts being perpetrated by parents, relatives, peers or strangers.

The full range and scale of violence against children has only recently become visible, as has the evidence of the harm it does. Extreme forms of violence against children (e.g., sexual exploitation, child traUcking and female genital mutilation) have sparked huge public outcry and condemnation.

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