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Sport’Aide has been newly identified as Bearer of Children's Right. The mobilization of more than 70 organizations will take advantage of the month of November to emphasize the rights of children. As part of this month, Sport’Aide proposes that you reflect on the tension between sport culture and that of human rights which is the basis for children’s rights. (more…)

In our last blog, we discussed sexual abuse and the grooming process in sport, more specifically by people in position of authority. We mentioned then that some individuals are more prone to be the victim of sexual violence than others. Today’s post deals with risk factors relating to this type of violence and lays out what stakeholders in the sport world should do to help prevent such situations. All the information discussed in this text is taken from Chapter 8 of the Rapport Québécois sur la Violence et la Santé of Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (Parent & Fortier, 2018). Risk factors are generally inherent in a personal, organizational or socio-cultural condition that potentially increases a person’s vulnerability,…

Sad news such as the recent accusation for sexual offences against a world-class gymnast from Quebec is often like a bombshell in the sports world, and rightly so. However, hoping that such situations never see the light of day would be even worse, since this reality is very present in the Quebec sporting universe and abusive behaviour like this must be denounced loudly and strongly. We would also like to salute the bravery of the victims who have had the courage to ask for help, and the benevolence of all stakeholders who believed them and who did not try to protect an individual despite an impressive professional track record. Truly, BRAVO!! That said, this type of regrettable event allows us…