BeVocal: The Bystander Intervention Initiative of The University of Texas at Austin
Hobby
BeVocal seeks to address multiple types of harm and enhance individual level self-efficacy to intervene as well as enhance collective responsibility and peer norms surrounding the importance of bystander intervention. We seek to shift the culture of campus with the promotion of intervention as a norm of our community, beginning at orientation through graduation. BeVocal - that's what Longhorns do. To accomplish this, BeVocal builds on the existing expertise of campus entities and unifies these with consistent messaging and content. This means that while the issue or type of harm may vary in context, the promotion of intervention, action steps, potential barriers and many resources are consistent.