Hartill, Michael J.

Schipper-van Veldhoven, Nicolette H. M. J.

Van Den Eede, Filip

Vertommen, Tine

Abstract: Following a high-profile case of child sexual abuse in sport in 1996, the Netherlands Olympic Committee and the Netherlands Sports Confederation (NOC 17NSF) established a telephone helpline service on sexual harassment and abuse (SHA). In order to expand their understanding of this problem, NOC 17NSF maintained written records of incidents reported to the helpline. These records revealed 323 separate incidents for the period 2001 to 2010. This paper presents a descriptive analysis of this data and discusses the findings. We conclude that whilst there are major limitations to working with information gathered in this way, a sustainable telephone helpline can provide a valuable service for the sports community. Whilst official sources of data are known to under represent the scale of sexual abuse, through collaboration with researchers, such services can also generate important information for policymakers

Sexual harassment and abuse in sport : the NOC*NSF helpline

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