Sexual Violence in Sport: American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Position Statement
Koontz JS, Mountjoy M, Abbott KE, Aron CM, Basile KC, Carlson CT, Chang CJ, Diamond AB, Dugan SA, Hainline B, Herring SA, Hopkins E, Joy EA, Judge JP, LaBotz M, Matuszak J, McDavis CJ, Myers RA, Nattiv A, Tanji JL, Wagner J, Roberts WO. Clin J Sport Med. 2020 Jun 8. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000855. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32516236
“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 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.” This is a 2-page document that itemizes the principles for raising awareness about sexual violence in sport and actions the AMSSM commits to take to reduce sexual violence in all levels of sport.