Head of Safe Sport at the International Olympic Committee. Doctoral student in Sport & Human Rights, Canterbury Christchurch University. Views are my own
The “IOC consensus statement on elite youth athletes competing at the Olympic Games: essentials to a healthy, safe and sustainable paradigm” has been published in the
@BJSM_BMJ
. Kudos
@DrMBergeron_01
and co-authors.
New IOC Mental Health Action Plan to further focus on well-being of athletes and promoting psychologically safe environments
Team
#safesport
/
#mentallyfit
Hugely excited that
@gloriaviseras
will be joining the
@iocmedia
Safe Sport Unit! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise to help ensure access to Safe Sport for athletes across the Olympic Movement. Can’t wait to get started
Wishing you a happy
#SafeSportDay
, I am excited to announce that I will be joining
@Kirsty_Burrows1
and the IOC Safe Sport Team in Sept to contribute to the fantastic work at the IOC to keep athletes safe and healthy.
@iocmedia
ln celebration of the UN international Day of Sport for Development and Peace Im looking forward to speaking today on the
@WSISprocess
and
@ITU
panel on Safe Play in the Digital Age: Child Online Safety & Sports. Critically important area.
@iocmedia
To commemorate
#SafeSportDay
the IOC has reconfirmed it’s commitment to
#Safeguarding
in
#Sport
by taking the
#SafeSport
Pledge. Check out some of the
@iocmedia
programmes & initiatives to strengthen Safe Sport across the Olympic Movement 👇🏻
Thank you
@sport_coe
for raising awareness of inclusion of Safe Sport in
#Tokyo2020
academic prog.
Medical entourage play a vital role in the prevention & response to harassment & abuse in sport. Inc. recognition of when athletes may be in need of further support.
@margomountjoy
Two initiatives to protect the physical and mental well-being of athletes.
An IOC Safe Sport Unit will be established to oversee the implementation of a safe sport plan.
A mental health toolkit will assist the Olympic Movement in developing initiatives.
Check out the dedicated advice, tools and services available to you on our
#mentallyfit
page. 🙌
👉
Your mental health matters, and we’re here to support you. 💛
#WorldMentalHealthDay
@kirstyburrows
IOC Consultant said that the Nassau case didn’t necessarily make her job easier, but has certainly made huge ripples within the Olympic movement.
#Equalitysummit
Fantastic to conduct this research during the YOG Buenos Aires 2018. Some findings: 37% of all responding athletes were either uncomfortable to or did not know where to report harassment or abuse in sport.
@sportsrightssolutions
#safesport
They may not have won on the field, but off the field they won the heart of the Nation.
Brilliant article by
@YasmeenSerhan
on the vision and values of the England team 🏴
HRH, Chair of the IOC Prevention of Harassment and Abuse in Sport Working Group doing a fantastic interview today related to the IOC athlete safeguarding initiatives.