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Centre for Child Protection and Safeguarding in Sport

Centre for Child Protection and Safeguarding in Sport

Edge Hill University Research Centre

  • Overview
  • Members
  • Projects
    • Athlete- and Coach-led education for teaching about abuse and neglect in sport
    • Child Abuse in Sport: European Statistics (CASES)
    • Gender-based violence in EU sport
    • Prevention of Sexual Violence in Sports
    • Sport Respects Your Rights
    • VOICE
  • CPSS in the News
    • Newsletter
    • Press Releases
  • Events
    • CPSS Seminar Series
      • Inaugural CPSS Seminar
      • Eyes Wide Open
      • Instagram policies and the online abuse of elite women in strength sports
      • Exploring the well-being of professional academy footballers: Ups, downs, problems and solutions
    • The Routledge Handbook of Athlete Welfare launch event – November 2020
    • Inaugural CPSS Conference – January 2020
  • Resources
    • Waiving anonymity sexual abuse in football
  • Videos

Author archives: Laura Bell

Academic expert to lead European funded study into child abuse in sport

Edge Hill University Academic Mike Hartill, an expert in sexual abuse in sport, is leading European funded research into child abuse within sport.

Posted byLaura BellApril 25, 2019August 11, 2020Posted inDr Mike Hartill, VOICE project

Child protection expert calls for survey into gender based violence in sport

One of the country’s leading experts in child protection in sport is calling for a UK survey to reveal the magnitude of gender based violence in sport. Melanie Lang, Senior Lecturer in Child Protection in Sport at Edge Hill University, is calling on sports funding bodies to commission the survey.

Posted byLaura BellJune 1, 2017August 11, 2020Posted inChild Protection, Dr Melanie Lang, Dr Mike Hartill

Centre for Child Protection and Safeguarding in Sport

The Centre for Child Protection and Safeguarding in Sport (CPSS) is at the forefront of research on the prevention of abuse, exploitation and maltreatment in sport.

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