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Mediation in Other Situations

Mediation can be used in any situation where people are upset with each other, where communication has broken down or where people don’t understand each other.

You can mediate at school or at work; in your neighborhood or family; in your synagogue, church or mosque; or in a court case. You can mediate after an accident, or when a repair isn’t done right, or when a debt hasn't been paid.

Mediation is simply an opportunity to sit down and talk things out with a mediator, someone who is trained to help people have potentially difficult conversations. Someone who is impartial, won't take sides, and will keep what you said confidential.

In mediation:

• You can be heard.
• You can ask questions, and hear their response.
• You can tell them what is important about this, from your point of view.
• You can listen.
• You can tell them how this situation has affected you.

Even in situations when people think mediation won’t work, it often does.

Why does mediation work?

• People are curious. They want to ask questions. They want to see what will happen.
• People want to be heard.
• They want a say in what will happen.
• They want things resolved.

Find out more about mediation on this web site.

Mediation: It's your solution.