New National Centre-commissioned research published in The Conversation highlights gaps in how community sport volunteers are supported to respond to child abuse.
The Victoria University study led by Dr Aurélie Pankowiak surveyed volunteers across 50 sports and found that many lack confidence in responding to disclosures of abuse. Through our funding, the research team established a committee of people who had experienced abuse in sport to help shape reflections and recommendations based on the survey’s findings. Read the article to learn about these recommendations.
In December 2024 Victoria Police launched their new Strategy Safe From Harm. The goals of this new strategy are for a Victorian community in which:
- everyone is safe and feels safe
- those affected by crime feel supported
- those who break the law are held to account
- police work with the Victorian community and our partners to prevent crime, reduce harm and build a better, safer Victoria.