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National

Below are “National Strategies” that are being implemented by national sport leagues or organizations, national SV/DV organizations, or other groups in multiple sites across the U.S to prevent SV/DV across the sport pipeline.

  • Age
    Strategy
  • Youth

  • High School

  • College

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  • Enforce Policy

    Enforce Policy

    Enforce Policy – Examples of policies, protocols, and practices within sport organizations that prevent SV/DV by both reducing risks (ex. screening coaches) and uplifting protective factors (ex. enforcing codes of conduct that support healthy relationships, respect, and character).

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  • 4 view
  • Engage in Partnership

    Engage in Partnership

    Engage in Partnerships – Examples of formal and informal partnerships between the sport community and SV/DV experts as well as multi-sectors partnerships that connect SV/DV experts, sport organization administrators, coaches, athletes, parents, community leaders, law enforcement, and schools.

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  • 13 view
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  • 7 view
  • Join Communities of Practice

    Join Communities of Practice

    Join Communities of Practice – Examples of convening or meetings, committees, conferences, etc., either in sport communities and/or with SV/DV experts where successes, challenges, and opportunities for collaboration to enhance learning and advance efforts to prevent SV/DV in and through sport is shared.

  • 8 view
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  • 3 view
  • Build Champions

    Build Champions

    Build Champions – Examples of intentional support and development of individuals and leaders in the sport community who model and advocate for SV/DV prevention.

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  • Provide Resources

    Provide Resources

    Provide Resources – Examples of materials (ex. handouts, posters), services (ex. academic advisors, hotline numbers), financial support (ex. money set aside for SV/DV prevention work), time (ex. setting specific times throughout the year to directly talk about SV/DV and how to prevent it), or other assets (ex. connect to other community SV/DV prevention efforts) provided to address and prevent SV/DV in sport.

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  • Educate & Train

    Educate & Train

    Educate and Train – Examples of formal educational programs and trainings (e.g., webinars, keynote speeches, in person trainings) and informal education (ex. team meetings, off the field mentoring) that focus on two components: 1) understanding SV/DV and responding to SV/DV and 2) preventing SV/DV. 

  • 36 view
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  • 26 view
  • 15 view
  • Measure Impact

    Measure Impact

    Measure Impact – Examples of formal evaluation practices (ex. surveys) that measure the outcomes of SV/DV prevention strategies (policies, resources, programs) and shows evidence of change in sport.

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  • Raise Awareness

    Raise Awareness

    Raise Awareness – Examples of awareness raising efforts in sport, including campaigns, pledges, videos and posters, and social media share graphics, that aim to raise awareness about SV/DV and/or how to prevent it.

  • 7 view
  • 10 view
  • 12 view
  • 5 view