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Sexual Abuse Prevention

Athlete/Parent Shortcuts Lead to Athlete Suffering in the Long Run

Katherine Starr | Posted 12.08.2012 | Impact
Read More: Coach Sexual Abuse, Sexual-Abuse-Prevention, Elite Athletes, safe4athletes, Sexual Abuse, Olympics, Parents, Sports, Olympic Athletes, Athlete Welfare, Coach Athlete Abuse, Impact News
Katherine Starr

We cannot count on an athlete being able to confront this powerful person or to even speak to his or her parents about a coach's behavior when they are fearful of the parent not believing them or the coach withdrawing playing time, affection or instruction.

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Lifting the Veil of Secrecy: Stopping Sexual Abuse in Sports and Every Institution

Larry_Cohen | Posted 02.05.2012 | Sports
Read More: Sandusky Sexual Abuse, Social Norms, Penn State, Sexual Abuse Prevention, Prevention, College Football, Safe Communities, Jerry Sandusky, Penn State Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Sports Crime, Joe Paterno, Sports News, Sports News
Larry_Cohen

It's not just colleges, or sports, or the Catholic Church. To make sure that parents and children are not afraid, we need to reconsider and reconfigure the norms in every institution that they participate in.

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