Offers mediation or arbitration services to help consumers and businesses resolve disputes involving the purchase of a product or service.

Provides 24 hour crisis intervention, reassurance, information and referral; emergency linkage to community agencies, police, hospitals, emergency assistance. A Victims Advocate provides community support, advocacy and reassurance to victims of crime following a traumatic experience.

Provides a neutral setting for parties to articulate their needs, interests and goals. Creates a mutually agreeable solution that can be filed in court.

Method of resolving conflict that involves disputing parties sitting down together with a skilled impartial individual called a who helps them work out a voluntary solution to the problem that is acceptable to everyone involved. *Family Conflicts: such as parent/teenager, elder care, spousal disputes, and separation and divorce mediation. *Neighborhood Conflicts: issues like noise, pets, parking, litter, property lines, etc. *Workplace Conflicts: help co-workers and employees/employers resolve conflicts that might otherwise lead to the loss of employment for an individual.

Mediation is offered as an informal, constructive way of resolving disputes. You and the person (or people) you disagree with sit down with a person who’s neutral (the mediator), and the mediator helps you find a solution you can live with. The session is private, and reaching agreement is voluntary (you can back out of the process at any time). If you resolve your dispute, the agreement is really yours. The mediator only helps you look at the problem in new ways – ways that may offer more options than just one person winning or losing. The mediator’s role is to establish an atmosphere that will allow you to communicate openly, but safely and effectively, so that you can find solutions to disputes you thought were insoluble – solutions you might not otherwise have been able to think of.

Provides conflict dispute resolution to address neighborhood and community conflicts, offering a way for residents to resolve disputes privately and constructively at no cost to the parties. Types of conflicts addressed include: Neighbor-to-Neighbor Disputes (noise complaints, pet-related issues, property line disagreements). Homeowners' Association (HOA) Disagreements (conflicts within homeowners' associations, including issues related to community rules, shared spaces, and homeowner compliance). Roommate Conflicts (disputes between roommates over shared responsibilities, noise, cleanliness, or other living arrangement concerns) School and Parent/Student Conflicts (conflicts between parents, students, and educational institutions, including issues related to discipline, academic expectations, or school policies).

Conflict intervention services including mediation, conflict coaching, conflict management training, facilitator for small and large group meetings, workplace/organization team development services. The Mediation Response Unit (MRU) can provide an immediate response for non-violent 911 conflict-based calls. These services are provided as an alternative if police intervention is not desired, to avoid costly litigation. Community members may call MRU directly at: 937.333.2333. Conflict matters involving use of violence or active protection orders should utilize 911.

Provides formal or informal mediation to either tenant or landlord.

Provides mediation and conflict resolution services for school truancy and interpersonal disputes involving juvenile cases, domestic relation cases and civil cases in Clark County and surrounding counties upon request.

Helps to prevent conflict through; prevention education & activities, conflicts mediated by third parties, and training people to serve as mediators to help resolve conflicts. The program assists parties in resolving conflicts in the areas of: *Civil Conflict*Divorce *Parent-Child Conflict *Employee Disputes *Parenting -Visitation. *Business. *Abuse-Neglect-Dependency cases. *Juvenile-Juvenile.*Victim-Offender. *Neighbor issues. *Other mediation issues on an as request basis.

Provides 24 hour crisis intervention, reassurance, information and referral; emergency linkage to community agencies, police, hospitals, emergency assistance. A Victims Advocate provides community support, advocacy and reassurance to victims of crime following a traumatic experience.

Provides mediation services for consumers and businesses to resolve disputes involving the purchase of a product or service.

Provides mediation services for the court. Where deemed appropriate, civil cases filed in the General Division may be referred to mediation in an attempt to avoid the need for formal litigation. Mediations are conducted by court staff and trained community volunteers under the supervision of the Administrative Assistant of the Self Help Center and Dispute Resolution Department. Does not mediate criminal or domestic relations cases.

Offers mediation or arbitration services for consumers and businesses to resolve disputes involving the purchase of a product or service. Clients must first file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and if the complaint process does not produce satisfactory results, the case is then eligible for mediation/arbitration.

Provides a voluntary process whereby parties meet with a neutral third party to resolve their differences through negotiation.

Provides conciliation, mediation and arbitration for marketplace disputes between customers and businesses.

Offers university and community resources on the solution of real problems and the development of public and civic leadership capacities.

Assists with addressing non-payment of child support without relying on formal court proceedings. Offers education, mediation, employment assistance, fatherhood participation and other community services in an attempt to identify and overcome the barriers to non-payment of child support. Works with both parties to develop a tailored case plan and referrals to partner agencies. Partner agencies include Domestic Relations Court, Department of Job and Family Services Workforce Development, Man 2 Man Fatherhood Program, Community Legal Aid, and the University of Akron.

Certified mediators help divorcing parents settle disputes on child custody or visitation rights.

Provides assistance with coordinating community and street club meetings. Service includes providing a volleyball and net and barricades to close down streets for neighborhood block parties. Also works to resolve disputes (such as noise complaints) between neighbors.

Provides 24 hour crisis intervention, reassurance, information and referral; emergency linkage to community agencies, police, hospitals, emergency assistance. A Victims Advocate provides community support, advocacy and reassurance to victims of crime following a traumatic experience.

Offers mediation or arbitration services for consumers and businesses to resolve disputes involving the purchase of a product or service.