Bystander intervention is one of the forms of violence prevention with empirical backing ... The important thing is to recognize the power you have to help keep people safe, and then act upon it in a ...

How do power dynamics, self-efficacy, and lack of skills stop people being active bystanders, and why does this make it even ...

Research shows that bystander intervention is a promising practice to help prevent the national public ... If everyone believes the other person will act, then no one acts. Similarity. People are more ...

Banyard, V. L., & Garnhart, L. (2014). To act or not to act, That is the question? Barriers and facilitators of bystander intervention. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29(3), 476-496.

Why do I need bystander skills? Having the skills to address problems ... or draw attention to what you are doing. A successful “covert” intervention might not look like an intervention at all to ...

Even when a bystander witnesses a situation of potential violence but walks away and does nothing ... Recognize barriers that may prevent them from doing something in the face of power-based personal ...

Sometimes the best time to act is after something has happened and not on the spot ... Witnessing such situations can be difficult to process, especially if you feel like your intervention was ...