Mediation

Support for families going through separation or divorce

• alternatives to adversarial court processes for families involved in separation or divorce
• help for parents and carers to meet children and young people's needs during this difficult time
• encouragement for shared parental responsibility in the future - promoting the emotional, physical and intellectual wellbeing of children
• help for parents to improve communications between themselves regarding parenting issues, enabling them to manage any conflict

Support for families suffering a bereavement

• a series of one to one sessions for children, using counselling, mediation, therapeutic and play craft  techniques
• support for parents to hear the worries and concerns of the children, helping them find more effective ways of managing often very difficult situations

Support for offending behaviour

• motivation for young people to access programmes, treatment or other services to address their substance misuse, offending behaviour or risk taking
• assessment of a young person's co-operation to work with others on a programme of action and their willingness and ability to sustain this commitment