BYSTANDER INTERVENTION KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY HEALTHY AND SAFE BYSTANDER INTERVENTION MEANS…
Doing WHAT you can WHEN you can to prevent harm to others. WHEN AND HOW TO INTERVENE
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Does it feel wrong? Do you think it’s wrong? Is it hard to believe it’s actually happening? Is somebody asking for help?
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You may need to do something!
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Think about what you are seeing or hearing…
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WHAT YOU CAN DO TO INTERVENE! • Err on the side of intervention... there’s nothing wrong with seeing if somebody needs help. • Make ‘I’ statements: “I’m not comfortable with…” • Seek clarification: “I don’t understand what you mean…” • Remind people that you’re friends and that you care about them. • Express concern: “I don’t want you to get arrested or expelled.” • Tell somebody else...other bystanders, your friends, your RA, your LCL. • Call the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program (OUSAP) for advice.
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• Use humor • Bribe with food • Fake drunk • Say you saw the police • Be an awkward 3rd wheel • Ask “Are you ok?”
OUSAP 24/7 CRISIS LINE: 740-597-7233
For more information contact the Ohio University Survivor Advocacy Program at 740-597-7233 or survivor.advocacy@ohio.edu and the Campus Involvement Center’s Department of Health Promotion at 740-593-4025 or involvement@ohio.edu.