Youth Mediation
Tamar Russell
Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation ...

MV Mediation is pleased to announce a $2,500 grant from the Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation to support the Youth Mediation Program and Peace Curriculum. The Peace Curriculum, developed by Executive Director Sara Barnes, is a 10-week conflict resolution and positive communication program designed to teach conflict resolution to the students of Martha’s Vineyard. Using integrative and hands-on activities, students learn to apply skills to resolve conflict in their day-to-day lives.

Martha’s Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation Comes Through for the Youth Program
Paula Reidbord
Seven Ways to Help Our Conflict Resolution ...

Support Martha's Vineyard Mediation in 2022

Seven Ways to Help Our Conflict Resolution Center in 2022

MV YOUTH | Juventude na Ilha

MV YOUTH | Juventude na Ilha

We have been in conversation with staff and administrators at several schools to determine how we can best support students, teachers, and the school community with our services. We look forward to including young people in our mission to create an Island of Conflict Resolvers. We will be working with various schools in grades 3 through 12.

Você poderia ajudar com o nosso programa para jovens na ilha? Envie essa pesquisa para jovens entre 13 a 22 anos ou adultos que trabalhem com jovens. Nós precisamos de informação sobre problemas que afetam os jovens em Martha’s Vineyard para podermos ajudá-los.

Parent Mediation: Divorce, Family & Conflict Resolution

Parent Mediation: Divorce, Family & Conflict Resolution

Are you having trouble at home? We can provide mediation or conflict coaching through Zoom, phone, or video conference. We have mediators with child development experience and can consider parent–teen mediation sessions based upon your circumstances. If you need help talking with your spouse or partner, we are part of the Parent Mediation Program providing parents––married, unmarried, divorced, or separated––with up to four hours of free mediation.

Legislative Briefing for MOPC

Legislative Briefing for MOPC

We invite and encourage you to attend the Legislative Briefing for the Massachusetts Community Mediation Center Grant Program (MOPC). This Legislative Briefing event, hosted by MOPC, will take place via Zoom on Thursday, January 27th, 11am–12pm. MV Mediation will be featured, among other mediation programs.We hope you will join us to show your support to learn about the program's successes, and to preview what is in store for the future!

Mediation Musings: January/February 2022

Mediation Musings: January/February 2022

Trust

What does all this have to do with conflict? Trust. In our relationships with others we are always either making deposits into or subtracting from the reservoir of trust. We humans aren't so different from our canine cousins in that regard. My months with Ohmi had contributed drop by drop to the trust reservoir. Yet one incident when I raised my voice and inadvertently harmed her, slight though it was, had taken us many steps backward.

Juventude na Ilha––Youth Mediation

Juventude na Ilha––Youth Mediation

PESQUISA––SURVEY

Você poderia ajudar com o nosso programa para jovens na ilha? Envie essa pesquisa para jovens entre 13 a 22 anos ou adultos que trabalhem com jovens. Nós precisamos de informação sobre problemas que afetam os jovens em Martha’s Vineyard para podermos ajudá-los.

Would you please help our Youth Program? Send any young person between 13 and 22 or any adult who works with youth to our survey. We would like to have a broad cross-section of responses as we seek to understand the conflict landscape for young people here on the Island.

Mental Health Crisis

Mental Health Crisis

Across our Island, as in many other places, life's crises have had serious effects on individuals, couples, and families. Mental health needs are on the increase. MV Mediation does not provide mental health services, but we are able to provide referrals. Please reach out, we are good at listening and may be able to help you to take the first steps forward.

If you or someone you know is in a mental health crisis, please call 911, Emergency Services on Martha's Vineyard at 508-693-0032,

or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255.

Testimonials

“I was terrified when I came into the court. It seemed like the end of the world. Thanks to my compassionate and understanding mediators, I was able to have a productive conversation with someone I considered an adversary. I couldn’t believe we were able to work it out without going in front of a judge. Thank you MVMP.”

– Small Claims Client

“I was really not looking forward to mediation. But it turned turned out to be relatively pleasant. I really enjoyed working with the two of you. I plan to recommend mediation to others.”

– Divorce Client

“You brought us all together. It was awesome. I am so relieved. All our people felt uplifted, more united and part of a team. In particular one Board member said she felt she was taken care of with kindness and wisdom. We all know each other much better, have defined our work together and are in such better shape than we were when we started. Thank you MVMP.”

– Facilitation Client

“If you have the chance to do Conflict Coaching, DO IT! It was eye opening for me. My coach was kind, insightful and such a great listener. Most importantly, I learned so much about myself and about how I handle conflict. I now have a good, solid conflict management plan for the future.”

– Conflict Coaching Client

“It was valuable to help me handle a current conflict in my workplace. Putting a positive spin on conflict was an eye-opener for me. It gives me a structure to address problems. We had a very serious conflict at work recently so this is very important and relevant to me right now.”

– Workplace Conflict Management Services