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Building a Reporting Culture
A team that reports is a team that protects. This guide helps coaches and leaders build trust so that when something happens, people feel safe telling someone.
Steps
- Make it clear: retaliation against reporters is never tolerated.
- Know your institution's reporting process before you need it.
- Respond to disclosures with belief, not interrogation.
- Connect them to professional resources: don't try to handle it alone.
- Follow up: show that reporting leads to action, not silence.