Key info – mental health and wellbeing
How to create a mentally healthy and safe environment for your sport or activity, at a time when increasing numbers of young people are experiencing some sort of struggle with their mental health.
Key info – talented and elite athletes
Guidance on safeguarding talented and elite young athletes, including considerations of pressure, balancing life with performance, body image, looking after their mental wellbeing and suggestions of what young people can do.
Addressing self-harming behaviour
How can sport or physical activity organisations support someone who is self-harming by recognising, responding and passing on relevant information when appropriate.
The Whyte Review of abuse in gymnastics
The report of the Whyte Review into mistreatment within gymnastics.
Protecting children from grooming and sexual abuse
Advice about reducing the risk of the grooming process taking place to prevent children from being sexually harmed.
Standards for Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport (Scotland)
The Scottish Standards for Child Wellbeing and Protection in Sport supports organisations to create a culture of safeguarding and protecting children.
Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation
The charter aims to influence the sports sector to support athletes' mental wellbeing and change the stigma around mental health.
Building a collective culture of safety
Connor from the NSPCC Young Person's Board for Change interviews our safeguarding panel about how to build a collective culture of safety in sport.
The impact of social media use on young athletes' body image
We talk to Swim England about the impact that social media can have on young people's body image and what changes sport can make to ensure that their wellbeing is supported online.
Engaging people with lived experience of childhood sexual abuse
A resource to help sports organisations to positively and meaningfully engage with people who have lived experience of childhood abuse.
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