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Is this sexual abuse? report
New research from the NSPCC explores how professionals can support young people who have experienced peer sexual abuse by analysing the concerns being raised through Helpline and Childline.
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We've launched Parents in Sport Week 2018
Parents in Sport Week takes place 1 - 7 October 2018. Take a look at the aims we've set out for this year's campaign and what we'll be asking you to do to help us achieve them.
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CPSU challenges violence in sport
CPSU is supporting this year's Safe Sport International conference in Madrid, which focuses on ending violence in sport.
Apr
04
2018
IOC launches safeguarding toolkit
The International Olympic Committee launches a toolkit for national and international sports bodies to develop athlete safeguarding policies and procedures.
Nov
03
2017
Change Makers - The life and work of Celia Brackenridge
Women and Sport: the Change Makers website recently launched. The website marks the life and work of Celia Brackenridge OBE, sportswoman, scholar and activist.
Aug
23
2017
Organise a safe sports event this summer
Guidance to assist organisations with their safeguarding arrangements for sports events or activities with children and young people. It includes: safe events, self-assessment, athlete wellbeing, and inclusion of deaf and disabled children.
Jul
28
2017
CPSU wins global safeguarding award
The NSPCC’s Child Protection in Sport Unit was honoured to receive the UNICEF Safeguarding in Sport Award at this year’s Beyond Sport Summit.
Oct
27
2016
Outcomes of the 2016 CPSU conference and Sport England strategy themes
This year has been a time of considerable change in terms of the focus of sport strategy and in the profile of safeguarding children and young people in and through sport.
Oct
07
2016
Athlete wellbeing prioritised for Rio Games
On 21 July, ahead of Rio 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the implementation of a new procedure for participants to report any incident of harassment or abuse to the IOC Welfare Officer.
Aug
04
2016
Safeguarding the child athlete in sport
The new review, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, aims to (1) present a summary of the scientific literature on the threats to children in sport; (2) introduce a framework to categorise these threats; (3) identify research gaps in the field and (4) provide safeguarding recommendations for sport organisations.
Jun
19
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