Better Family Foundation Mediation is a structured, interactive, and a dynamic process where an unbiased third-party assist dispute party with resolving conflict through the use of specialized communication and negotiation techniques. All participants in mediation are encouraged to actively participate in the process. Mediation is a “party-centered” process and that is focused primarily upon the needs, rights, and interest of all parties involved.

Better Family Foundation is offering mediation to help schools, police departments, and other agency to communicate effectively when problems arise with students, families, residence, or group of people who have disputes that need a third-party unbiased person to help each party understand and resolve their conflict.

▸ Family
Mediation

When families do not know how to resolve a problem that is causing them to have family conflicts and a third-party person can help the family come to a reasonable agreement.

▸ School
Mediation

When students and their families would like to speak to each other about a problem that occurred with the children at the school and need a third party to help mediate the problem.

▸ Community
Mediation

When the police have disputes that are not legal but can feel legitimate to the parties who are complaining and need a third-party to help resolve the concern.

Why have a mediator?

▪ If you go to court to sort out your issues, the judge will make the decisions. You will need to stick to these decisions even if one or both of you feel unhappy about them.

▪ Mediation can help you stay in control. No-one will make you do anything against your wishes. The mediator will help you find a solution which works for you both and explain how you can make an agreement legally binding.

▪ A judge will expect you to have considered mediation before you apply to a court to hear your case. They can refuse to hear your case until you have done this.

▪ Most people who start mediation will reach an agreement without having to go to court.

▪ Mediation can help schools deal with conflict with families that the school does have the staff and time to deal with the intricate details that usually, get involved when parents feel their children were treated unfairly. 

▪ Mediation can help the police department to resolve non-emergency calls that need some support but does not rise to the level of police involvement.

How does meditation help?

▪ It gives the person more say about what happens
▪ It is less stressful, with less conflict between the person and the other party
▪ The agreements the person make can be changed if your circumstances change
▪ It can be less upsetting or damaging for any children involved—and helps them continue important family relationships
▪ It can be quicker and cheaper than long drawn-out court battles.