VMP Mediation Services

In Mediation people talk and listen to each other with the help of a mediator. It is an opportunity to make decisions for yourself about the situation.

Some examples of situations when mediation has been used include:

• Problems between neighbors
• Organization/group conflict
• Workplace conflicts
• Concerns within families; parenting schedules, parents and children, siblings
• Decision-making regarding care for older adults and their grown children
• Young people's concerns
• Business and customer concerns
• Landlord/tenant issues

Mediation can help anytime you want to talk to someone and need an environment to have the conversation. Mediators can help create an atmosphere that facilitates more productive discussions.

Mediation by the VMP is:

Confidential - Being a small town we are very aware of the concern for confidentiality. All VMP mediators are trained to keep information from a mediation private. Notes taken during a mediation are destroyed.

Free - Mediations are free to all area residents. The Village Mediation Program is funded by the Village Government and is staffed with trained volunteers.

How does Mediation work?

When you call the mediation program, a case manager will talk with you about your concerns and answer your questions about the process. The case manager will contact the other person(s) to talk with them and see if they are willing to mediate. The case manager then sets up a mediation time with the participants and two volunteer mediators. In mediation participants talk and listen to each other and make decisions about the situation. The mediators are neutral and don't make decisions or judgments.

Contact the Mediation Program at 767-7701 or mediation(at)yso.com

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