The 3 Ds of Green Dot are options you can choose from to overcome your barriers and react when you see a harmful situation.
Reactive Green Dots
-Direct-
Do something yourself.
-Delegate-
Ask someone else to get involved.
-Distract-
Draw attention to defuse the situation
A proactive green dot is something you can do anytime to show that you do not support violence in your community. Examples of proactive green dots are wearing a Green Dot shirt around town or telling a friend about what Green Dot is. Even visiting this website to learn more is engaging in a proactive green dot.
Proactive Green Dots
Barriers are traits or other circumstances that make it hard to intervene in a potentially violent situation. These barriers can be things such as your relationship with either party involved, not wanting to make a scene, or even being worried for your own personal safety. Whatever your barriers might be, we hope that you can use the 3 Ds to find an intervention that is comfortable for you.