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Collaborators
Ashley Stirling, PhD, MSc, BPHE
Associate Professor and Vice Dean, Academic Affairs
Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
University of Toronto
Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education
University of Toronto
Connection to CF Athlete Helpline: Counselor Training Content Developer
Emma Kavanagh, PhD, MSc, PGCE
Senior Lecturer in Sport Psychology and Coaching Sciences
Programme Leader BSc (Hons) Sport Psychology and Coaching Sciences
Bournemouth University
Programme Leader BSc (Hons) Sport Psychology and Coaching Sciences
Bournemouth University
Connection to CF Athlete Helpline: Counselor Training Content Developer
Why was it important for you to contribute to this initiative?
Through my work as a sport psychologist and researcher in athlete welfare I have long been advocating for the importance of creating safe sporting spaces for all. Unfortunately we know that this isn’t always the case and we now understand that sport at all levels can pose multiple risks to individual health, welfare and safety. This means it is essential to have independent reporting processes and access to support when people need it the most. The courage first athlete helpline provides just this, access to trauma informed specialists who are able to listen, advise, support and signpost at that critical point of contact or disclosure. I am incredibly proud to have contributed even a small piece in the jigsaw of making this essential service possible.
Through my work as a sport psychologist and researcher in athlete welfare I have long been advocating for the importance of creating safe sporting spaces for all. Unfortunately we know that this isn’t always the case and we now understand that sport at all levels can pose multiple risks to individual health, welfare and safety. This means it is essential to have independent reporting processes and access to support when people need it the most. The courage first athlete helpline provides just this, access to trauma informed specialists who are able to listen, advise, support and signpost at that critical point of contact or disclosure. I am incredibly proud to have contributed even a small piece in the jigsaw of making this essential service possible.
Anita Daniels, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS
USOPC and NFLPA Registered Clinician
Founding member and former President of the Alliance for Social Workers in Sports
Founding member and former President of the Alliance for Social Workers in Sports
Connection to CF Athlete Helpline: Subject Matter Consultant
Lorin Tredinnick, PhD, MSW, LSW
Managing Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Development
Kean University, Department of Athletics and Recreation
Kean University, Department of Athletics and Recreation
Connection to CF Athlete Helpline: Subject Matter Consultant
Why was it important for you to contribute to this initiative?
Building resources to address the unique needs of athletes, particularly around abuse in sport, has always been a goal of mine. It was important for me to get involved with the Courage First Athlete Helpline because the athletic community as a whole needs a supportive space to freely ask questions, seek advice, and learn strategies to help survivors navigate difficult situations.
Building resources to address the unique needs of athletes, particularly around abuse in sport, has always been a goal of mine. It was important for me to get involved with the Courage First Athlete Helpline because the athletic community as a whole needs a supportive space to freely ask questions, seek advice, and learn strategies to help survivors navigate difficult situations.
Robin Ortiz, MD, MS, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Population Health
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Attending Physician
NYC Health + Hospitals | Bellevue
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Attending Physician
NYC Health + Hospitals | Bellevue
Connection to CF Athlete Helpline: Project Research Investigator
Why was it important for you to contribute to this initiative?
This initiative aims to address a current crucial gap in the needs of youth. The Courage First helpline seeks to support youth who have been affected by abuse in spots in a way that goes beyond logistics of addressing reports and can provide the social and emotional support that is needed for individuals to prevent and heal from adverse experiences. As a prior dancer, I am excited to know that the helpline offers a support system aiming to address the needs of a broad variety of experiences beyond conventional “sports”. From my perspective as a physician-scientist, the initiative holds the potential to help individuals and communities, while informing medical research and policy. What we learn in partnering in community-academic approach to research will allow the helpline to provide a foundation for future initiatives to further support youth athletes, their support systems, and the sports community.
This initiative aims to address a current crucial gap in the needs of youth. The Courage First helpline seeks to support youth who have been affected by abuse in spots in a way that goes beyond logistics of addressing reports and can provide the social and emotional support that is needed for individuals to prevent and heal from adverse experiences. As a prior dancer, I am excited to know that the helpline offers a support system aiming to address the needs of a broad variety of experiences beyond conventional “sports”. From my perspective as a physician-scientist, the initiative holds the potential to help individuals and communities, while informing medical research and policy. What we learn in partnering in community-academic approach to research will allow the helpline to provide a foundation for future initiatives to further support youth athletes, their support systems, and the sports community.
Courage First Athlete Helpline is presented by the Foundation for Global Sports Development/Sidewinder Films and the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline.