Some mediators are trained to provide a safe and customized approach to resolving family conflicts surrounding mental health (Ie. teens, siblings, parents, extended family, and more).
 

• You can unite family members to creatively identify mental health resources and a plan everyone can live with.

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• Work with neutral facilitators (mediators) with backgrounds in social work, child welfare, and life experience who can offer objective questions to help get your loved ones talking.

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• Mediators can be a fantastic resource for parents navigating divorce or family trauma and dealing with conflict resulting from mental illness.

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• Some mediators also offer supportive and restorative environments to work out individual or personal conflicts related to mental health.

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• Mediation supports empowering others to be responsible for their behaviors and decisions. Self-education can be helpful before a mediation session, including learning the role of caretakers and family support. We recommend Mental Health Education at Mindspring: https://www.mindspringhealth.org/

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• Mediation can include developing plans to support loved ones struggling with mental illness and caregivers as a component of working out family conflict.

Additional Support/Accountability Resources beyond Mediation:

• Parent coaching support and classes for parents managing a child's mental health at home.