As the Associate Director of NCAA Health and Safety, I wanted to share the following as another reminder of the importance of continued training on Bystander Intervention, so that the initial response to someone in distress is “SEE – Safe, Early and Effective Intervention. Without a deliberative approach, it becomes more likely that bystanders will feel [...]
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Milwaukee Mayor STEPS UP!
Don’t know how many of you heard about what the mayor of Milwaukee, Tom Barrett, did last weekend. Hearing a woman who was protecting her granddaughter scream for help in a domestic dispute, he tried to calm the situation and called 911. Unfortunately, the attacker turned on him and hit him with a metal pipe, [...]
Watch this video!
A few years ago I saw an amazing segment on The TODAY show. It was right after we had decided to move forward with STEP UP! so needless to say I was more in tune with bystander intervention stories but this one was incredible! Watch this and tell me your reaction. You can also find [...]
Exactly!
It was just a short, simple sentence. But one that stopped me in my tracks. In speaking with a student who had gone though the STEP UP! training I asked him what he thought of the program. He simply said, ”STEP UP! changed the way I think.” I thought, ”EXACTLY! That’s exactly what we want!” He then [...]