The 5Ds are different methods – Distract, Delegate, Document, Delay, and Direct – that you can use to support someone who’s being harassed, emphasize that harassment is not okay, and demonstrate to people in your life that they have the power to make their community safer. 

Anyone can use the 5Ds! They are designed to be safe and not to escalate situations. In fact, four of them are indirect methods of intervention.  

Where did the 5Ds come from? In 2012, we partnered with the bystander program Green Dot, who pioneered the Three Ds of bystander intervention, Distract, Delegate, and Direct. We worked with Green Dot to develop tools to help people intervene when they saw harassment happen. In 2015, we expanded those to include Delay, and in 2017 we expanded them again to include Document. 

https://righttobe.org/guides/bystander-intervention-training/