Bystander Intervention training teaches individuals how to recognize and safely intervene in situations they feel the need to act upon. Examples include encounters with bullying, discrimination, sexual harassment, micro-aggressions, or other types of unacceptable and transgressive behavior. This workshop develops participants’ skills to intervene in a variety of challenging, real life scenarios and strengthens their assertiveness in both personal and external experiences.

Offered by

Our Bodies Our Voice

Practical details

• Duration: 2 hours
• Free of charge if the association ensures sufficient participants
• Language: English or Dutch

Leiden University, Leiden University of Applied Sciences, and the municipality of Leiden are working together with Stichting Door Het Geluid to offer workshops at a specially reduced rate for study and student associations. The workshops are for students, by students, and are delivered by specially trained student ambassadors. They aim to make mental health a topic of conversation through relatable situations, such as in student housing, during lectures, or at the pub.

Workshop content

All workshops aim to provide a mentally healthy foundation for all students. Each session covers two of the following topics (you can choose which ones):

• Performance pressure
• Impostor syndrome
• Eating disorders
• Substance use
• Loneliness
• Depression
• Grief
• Financial stress

What will you learn?

• Recognising risk signals
• Practical tools for students who are struggling or concerned about others
• Insight into where students can go for help

Offered by

Stichting Door Het Geluid

Cost

80 euros

Questions?

Contact the student ambassadors in Leiden: ambassadeursleiden@gmail.com.

GGD Hollands Midden has developed a social safety programme for student and study associations in Leiden. As part of this programme, study associations are supported in creating or updating their social safety policy. This is done through a focus group and the organisation of four dedicated sessions. Read more and sign up (in Dutch). Please note: there may be a waiting period. 

Would you like to take further steps within your association to help prevent sexually transgressive behaviour in a sustainable way? Then the Are you OK? workshop sessions are just what you need. During these workshops, you’ll learn how to improve your association’s culture through effective communication strategies. After all, creating lasting change takes more than a good code of conduct and policy measures.

This autumn, the Are you OK? team from Rutgers will help you get started in free workshop sessions. There is space for a maximum of 25 associations, so make sure to register your new board in advance.

Workshop dates:

• Tuesday 7 October – 11.30 to 16.00 in Leiden (location to be announced)
• Tuesday 28 October – 11.30 to 16.00 in Leiden (location to be announced)
• Tuesday 25 November – 11.30 to 16.00 in Leiden (location to be announced)

Register for the 2025 Are you OK? workshop (in Dutch)