ARCH Mediation

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Mediation is a way of sorting out differences between people without involving council officials, the police, solicitors or the court.    We offer a voluntary, confidential, impartial, non-judgmental service in supporting people to resolve issues of conflict with their neighbours. ​	​

The process uses specially trained, independent, non-legal volunteers who visit each person involved in their own home first to talk through the situation, find out how they feel about it and talk about what they’d like for the future. If everyone agrees, the mediators will then arrange a face to face meeting where all parties have a chance to speak to each other. This communication between the parties in a calm, controlled environment enables them to reach understanding about things that have happened in the past and to make an agreed plan of action for the future.  Mediation seeks to avoid blame and helps neighbours to develop better relationships with one another.

Neighbour mediation is a confidential service that is available free to all residents in the Harrogate District.  For more information click here

 

ARCH Mediation offers an inter-generational family mediation service to help to resolve disputes between 15 to 17 year olds and their families, where the disputes may result in the young person being homeless or potentially homeless. 

We aim to improve relationships between the young person and their family and help them to agree how best they can live together and communicate with each other in future.  We want to prevent youth homelessness and ensure that families continue to support young people during their teenage years. For more information download a copy of our leaflet Mediation Could Be The Answer.

Workplace mediation 

 

 

Training
ARCH Mediation has 10 years of experience as a training organisation. 

We offer several workshops and training programmes and are able to design bespoke courses to suit your needs.  For more information click here

 

If you want to know more about ARCH Mediation please do not hesitate to contact us. We are always happy to discuss situations without you making any commitment.  All contacts will be handled in the strictest confidence.