Citation

Koontz JS, Mountjoy M, Abbott KE, Aron CM, Basile KC, Carlson CT, Chang CJ, Diamond AB, Dugan SA, Hainline B, Herring SA, Hopkins BE, Joy EA, Judge JP, LaBotz M, Matuszak J, McDavis CJ, Myers RA, Nattiv A, Tanji JL, Wagner J, Roberts WO. Br. J. Sports Med. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bjsports-2020-102226

PMID

32554408

Abstract

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) convened a group of experts to develop a Position Statement addressing the problem of sexual violence in sport. The AMSSM Sexual Violence in Sport Task Force held a series of meetings over 7 months, beginning in July 2019. Following a literature review, the Task Force used an iterative process and expert consensus to finalise the Position Statement. The objective of this Position Statement is to raise awareness of this critical issue among sports medicine physicians and to declare a commitment to engage in collaborative, multidisciplinary solutions to reduce sexual violence in sport.

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Language: en

Keywords

Position Statement; prevention; sexual harassment; sports medicine; violence