What kinds of problems can be
mediated?
Community
Mediation can help neighbors talk
about arguments, noise problems,
parking spaces, children, property
issues and pets. Community mediation
can help youth talk about
name-calling, fights, bullying and
gossip. Community mediation can help
families talk about curfews, rules,
school privileges and money. Contact
us if you are unsure if community
mediation is appropriate for your
situation.
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What is the Mediation
Process?
Call us at to talk
confidentially about the problem.
We work confidentially with all
parties to schedule a mediation.
During a mediation, each party talks
and listens with the help of the
mediators. If agreement is
reached on any issues, the mediators
record it in writing and it is
signed by everyone. We
follow-up with all parties.
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Why will this work if nothing
else has?
People often come
into mediation thinking that they
have tried everything. Our
experience shows that with neutral
facilitators assisting with a
process of decision-making,
participants are much more likely to
find resolution. In fact, community
mediation has an 85-90% participant
satisfaction rate.
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Where would we meet?
We schedule
mediations in locations that are
convenient to the participants. We
regularly use meeting rooms in
neighborhood libraries or police
stations. We also hold mediations at
our office at 438 N. Skinker.
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How much does it cost?
Our mediation
services are free to neighbors in
the St. Louis Metropolitan area.
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Is it
safe?
Our mediators
screen for safety concerns before
the mediation. Any concerns you have
will be taken seriously in deciding
if community mediation is an
appropriate avenue to take.
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Will the mediators force us
to agree?
No. The mediators
will not force any decision on any
participant. Their job is to assist
the parties in deciding how they,
the parties, want to move forward.
The mediation is voluntary. Parties
may decide to find resolution or
not. The mediators are skilled in
assisting movement toward
resolution.
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Who are the Community
Mediators?
Our Community
Mediators are a diverse group of
professionally trained volunteers
who come from the community as well
as the following agencies:
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Lorraine Stutzman, and Judy H.
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John Paul The Little Book of
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| Pranis, Kay,
Barry Stuart, and Mark Wedge.
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Justice P, 2003. |
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Processes. Intercourse, PA: Good
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